Jo Anderson The Understudy

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Saturday Night Theatre: The Understudy Sat 19th Feb 1994, 19:50 on BBC Radio 4 FM A psychological ghost story by Jo Anderson. An actor's obsession with a bizarre murder in Victorian theatreland leads to a deadly confrontation. Director Adrian Bean   John Stanger: Nigel Anthony Jen Stanger: Frances Jeater Paul Anstruther: Michael N Harbour Undy: Caroline Strong The Other: Peter Whitman Belling: Barry J Gordon Maurice: Neville Jason Harris: Fraser Kerr Molly: Cathy Sara Frank: Terry John Henrietta: Gaye Brown Barmaid: Jo Anderson Peter: Tom Bevan Ben: Paul Panting Lizzie: Elaine Claxton Lift operator: Lyndam Gregory Jen's PA: Teresa Gallagher Geordie doorman: Shaun Prendergast "Theatreland", London's main theatre district, contains approximately forty venues and is located in and near the heart of the West End of London. From 1880–1914, the West End was established as theatreland. This was characterized by a huge wave of theatre building with new stages servicing the masses who were flooding into the district. Theatre was dominated by the titanic figures of Henry Irving and Herbert Beerbohm Tree. Shows would also tour, benefiting from the information that they had first been seen in the West End, thus enhancing the glamorous reputation of the district.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.