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Cane
During 2020, we bring you a range of classic titles that influenced and characterised the 1920s Jazz Age. Cane by Jean Toomer, adapted by Janice Okoh, featuring Carleen Anderson.
Classic titles that influenced and characterised the Jazz Age.
Cane by Jean Toomer is a fragmented portrait of the American South which lurches between poetry, story and drama. A landmark in African-American literature, Cane is dramatised for radio by Janice Okoh, featuring an all-star cast and original music by Soul legend Carleen Anderson.
CAST
Carleen Anderson
Peter Bankole
Pippa Bennett-Warner
Saffron Coomber
Alfred Enoch
Clarke Peters
Sule Rimi
Danielle Vitalis
with original music by Carleen Anderson.
Directed by John Norton
A BBC Cymru Wales Production
Last on
Sat 24 Feb 202415:00
BBC Radio 4
Broadcasts
- Sat 20 Jun 202015:00BBC Radio 4
- Sat 24 Feb 202415:00BBC Radio 4