JM Barrie - What Every Woman Knows

"Every man who is high up loves to think that he has done it all himself; and the wife smiles, and lets it go at that. It's our only joke. Every woman knows that."

JM Barrie's stage play set in Scotland towards the close of the 19th Century.

Maggie Wylie hides her capabilities to let her husband, John Shand think he has done it all by himself to get into the Houses of Parliament.

But during the newly established 'ladies committees', Lady Sybil becomes a distraction.

Who is really behind John Shand's success?

Starring Phyllis Logan and David Hayman.

Dramatised by Stewart Conn.

Maggie Wylie .... Phyllis Logan
John Shand .... David Hayman
Teller of the Tale .... Tom Fleming
Alick Wylie .... Tom Watson
David Wylie .... John Shedden
James Wylie .... Ray Dunsire
Lady Sybil .... Hetty Baynes
Comtesse de la Briere .....Vivienne Dixon
Venables .... Alan Rothwell

The stage play was first performed at the Duke of York's Theatre in London on 3rd September 1908.

Director Marilyn Imrie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1983.

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'What Every Woman Knows' is part of BBC Radio 4 Extra's Hidden Treasures collection selected from titles returned to the BBC by various collectors.

Our warm thanks go to the Radio Circle.