Twenty Minutes

The Quare Fellow

Saturday 6 May 2006 20:10-20:35 (Radio 3)

Fifty years ago, Joan Littlewood's production of Brendan Behan's prison drama The Quare Fellow introduced the playwright to the wider world. Marie-Louise Muir presents a profile of this outlandish and outspoken genius, taking us back to the 1950s, when The Quare Fellow became the subject of hot debate - in a country where capital punishment was hitting the headlines.

Duration:

25 minutes

Twenty Minutes

Episode and Playlist Information

• 23 Jun 06 Llangorse lake
• 14 Jun 06 The Violin
• 24 May 06
• 19 May 2006
• 12 May 2006
• 11 May 06 Francis Spufford
• 6 May 06 The Quare Fellow
• 22 April 2006
• 15 Apr 06 Applause
• 8 April 2006