David Edgar - Something Wrong about the Mouth
Soho, 1958. An American wants a portrait of a woman he can't produce, dressed for an event that didn't occur. With Damian Lewis.
London's Soho, 1958. A mysterious American wants to commission a portrait of a woman he can't produce, in a dress he can only describe, at an event which never happened.
David Edgar's love story told at the border between memory and fiction, trust and betrayal, East and West.
Gene Pew ...... Damian Lewis
Desmond McElwee ...... Bill Paterson
Mrs Pew ...... Lisa Dillon
Dr Frisch ...... David De Keyser
The Hotelier ...... Andrew Sachs
Peter Szabo ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Other parts played by Carolyn Pickles, Éva Magyar, Kenneth Collard, Christine Kavanagh and Joseph Kloska.
Director: Jonquil Panting
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2007.
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Sat 20 Jan 200714:30BBC Radio 4 FM- Sat 16 May 200914:30BBC Radio 4 FM
- Sun 27 Nov 201616:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 28 Nov 201604:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 22 Sep 201916:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 23 Sep 201904:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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