All's Well That Ends Well
Sunday 30 December 2007 20:00-22:15 (Radio 3)
By William Shakespeare.
Shakespeare's play, which opens in France at the estate of the Countess of Rousillon, tells of the extraordinary lengths a young woman will go to to win the hand of the young man she loves. Helena, a waiting woman and ward of the Countess, has set her sights on Bertram, the Countess's son.
Duration:
2 hours 15 minutes
Playlist:
Helena ...... Emma Fielding
Countess ...... Sian Phillips
Widow ...... Miriam Margolyes
King ...... Richard Griffiths
Lafew ...... George Baker
Parolles ...... Simon Russell Beale
Duke ...... David Timson
Bertram ...... Carl Prekopp
Steward/2nd soldier ...... Ian Masters
Clown/Second Lord ...... Ewan Bailey
Diana ...... Helen Longworth
Mariana ...... Emma Field-Rayner
First Lord ...... Iwan Thomas
Gent ...... Gerard McDermott
1st Soldier/1st Gent ...... Ben Onwukwe
2nd Gent/4th Lord ...... Peter Darney
Music written and performed by Neil Brand.
Directed by Peter Kavanagh.