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A Nursery Tale

4 Extra Debut. Kate Clanchy's tough and touching play exposes the truth about two women on either side of a cultural divide, with a razor sharp wit.

by Kate Clanchy

Xhensila has lost a child. Leona has lost a child. The two women are very similar. They could not be more different. As Kate Clanchy's nailbiting and bitterly funny play uncovers the where, the how and the why of their missing children, we discover exactly why parenthood is not a fairytale.

Producer/Director: Jonquil Panting

The music accompanying the programme is sung by Sister Mildred Barker, from the collection 'Early Shaker Spirituals', published by Rounder Records.

45 minutes

Last on

Wed 6 May 201521:15
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

WriterKate Clanchy
XhensilaEri Shuka
LeonaPooky Quesnel
DI ShahBalvinder Sopal
PeterJohn Ramm
LisaVivienne Roshier-Mead
ProducerJonquil Panting
DirectorJonquil Panting

Broadcasts

  • Thu 3 Feb 201114:15
    BBC Radio 4
  • Thu 4 Jul 201314:15
    BBC Radio 4
  • Wed 6 May 201511:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 6 May 201521:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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