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Hattie Naylor - Giselle

A ploy to satisfy aristocratic whim goes horrifically awry in this ballet remoulded into a radio play of hidden identities and thwarted love. Stars Hannah Gordon.

Giselle

Hattie Naylor's reworking of the ballet, a story of hidden identities, thwarted love and deceased brides who dance men to death.

Albrecht ...... Daniel Goode
Berthe ...... Hannah Gordon
Myrtha ...... Lisa Hammond
Utta ...... Jasmine Hyde
Hilarion ...... Jamie MacPhee
Giselle ...... Clare McCarron
Wilfred ...... Tim McMullan
Wilis 1 ...... Sally Orrock

Directed by Paul Dodgson.

45 minutes

Last on

Mon 23 Jan 201721:15

Broadcasts

  • Thu 26 Apr 200714:15
  • Tue 11 Mar 201411:15
  • Tue 11 Mar 201421:15
  • Wed 12 Mar 201404:15
  • Mon 23 Jan 201711:15
  • Mon 23 Jan 201721:15

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