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Radio 4,10 Jul 2022,57 mins

SeriesMansfield Park

Part 1

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by Jane Austen Adapted by Clara Glynn A new version of Austen’s most overlooked novel. This is the only Austen book that tells the story of its protagonist from childhood. We first meet Fanny Price when she is nine years old and we witness how she’s shaped by family and adversity. At the centre of the book is a displaced child with an unshakable conscience. A true heroine. Mansfield Park, where goodness is valued over glamour, feels like the Jane Austen for our times. Part One As a child, Fanny Price is sent to live with her rich relatives at Mansfield Park. Fanny Price - Lydia Wilson Edmund Bertram - Bryan Dick Mary Crawford - Tala Gouveia Henry Crawford - Tom Mothersdale Mrs Norris/Mrs Grant - Janice Acquah Lady Bertram - Madeleine Worrall Tom Bertram/William Price - Joshua Riley Sir Thomas - John Hollingworth Mr Rushworth- Samuel Valentine Maria Bertram - Faith Alabi Julia Bertram - Hollie Burgess Directed by Gaynor Macfarlane

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