The Country Wife
Sunday 13 April 2008 20:00-22:15 (Radio 3)
By William Wycherley.
Considered too obscene to be staged in its original form for nearly 200 years, William Wycherley's raunchy Restoration comedy tells the tale of Mr Horner - a notorious rake who spreads the false rumour that he is impotent in order to gain free access to other men's wives.
Duration:
2 hours 15 minutes
Playlist:
Horner ...... Ben Miller
Pinchwife ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Mrs Margery Pinchwife ...... Clare Corbett
Sir Jasper Fidget ...... Nigel Anthony
Lady Fidget ...... Celia Imrie
Harcourt ...... Jonathan Keeble
Alithea ...... Rachel Atkins
Sparkish ...... Mark Williams
Dorilant ...... Dale Rapley
Mrs Dainty Fidget ...... Sara Markland
Mrs Squeamish ...... Joan Walker
Old Lady Squeamish ...... Elizabeth Morgan
Lucy ...... Emma Kilbey
Quack ...... John Evitts
Boy ...... James Joyce
Adapted and directed by David Blount.
