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Revision as of 14:43, 27 January 2021
1991 British TV series or programme
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| Genre | Stage drama |
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| Country of origin | UK |
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| Original language | English (including translations) |
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| Production company | BBC (some co-productions) |
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| Network | BBC 2 |
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| Release | 12 October 1991 (1991-10-12) –
21 March 1998 (1998-03-21) |
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Performance was a UK television anthology series produced by Simon Curtis for the BBC. Twenty-six episodes aired on the BBC between 12 October 1991 and 21 March 1998, almost all of which were productions of classic and contemporary plays, including Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov, A Doll's House and Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen, Six Characters in Search of an Author by Luigi Pirandello, King Lear by William Shakespeare, and The Deep Blue Sea by Terence Rattigan.
Among its directors were Karel Reisz, Anthony Page, Richard Eyre, Simon Curtis, and Harold Pinter.
Its high-profile cast included Colin Firth, Kenneth Branagh, Elizabeth McGovern, Jeremy Irons, Judi Dench, Hugh Grant, Alec Guinness, Tom Wilkinson, Miranda Richardson, Ian Holm, Bill Nighy, John Gielgud, and Juliet Stevenson.
List of episodes
The main sources for compiling this list was the BFI Film and TV Database[1] and the website of the BBC Genome Project.
Legend: Se = Season; Ep = Episode
| Se
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Ep
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Title
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Author
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Producer/
Director
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Performers
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UK
Transmission
date
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| 1
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1
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Absolute Hell
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Rodney Ackland
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Anthony Page (d),
Simon Curtis (p)
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Judi Dench
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5 October 1991
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| 1
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2
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Uncle Vanya
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Anton Chekhov
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Gregory Mosher (d),
Simon Curtis (p)
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David Warner,
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
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12 October 1991
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| 1
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3
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Nona
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Roberto Cossa
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Simon Curtis (d/p)
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Les Dawson
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19 October 1991
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| 1
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4
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Old Times
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Harold Pinter
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Simon Curtis (d/p)
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John Malkovich,
Kate Nelligan,
Miranda Richardson
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26 October 1991
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| 1
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5
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Top Girls
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Caryl Churchill
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Max Stafford-Clark (d),
Simon Curtis (p)
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2 November 1991
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| 1
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6
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The Trials of Oz
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Geoffrey Robertson
John Mortimer
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Sheree Folkson (d),
Simon Curtis (p)
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Hugh Grant,
Peter O'Brien,
Kevin Allen
Leslie Phillips
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9 November 1991
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| 2
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1
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Tales from Hollywood
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Christopher Hampton
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Howard Davies (d),
Simon Curtis (p)
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Jeremy Irons,
Alec Guinness
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19 October 1992
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| 2
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2
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A Doll's House
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Henrik Ibsen
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David Thacker,
Simon Curtis
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Juliet Stevenson,
Trevor Eve
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21 November 1992
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| 2
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3
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Roots
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Arnold Wesker
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Simon Curtis (d/p)
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Jane Horrocks,
Pam Ferris,
Imelda Staunton
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28 November 1992
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| 2
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4
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After the Dance
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Terence Rattigan
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Stuart Burge (d),
Simon Curtis (p)
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Anton Rodgers
Gemma Jones
Imogen Stubbs
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5 December 1992
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| 2
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5
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Six Characters in Search of an Author
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Luigi Pirandello
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Bill Bryden (d),
Simon Curtis (p)
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Brian Cox,
John Hurt
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12 December 1992
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| 3
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1
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The Maitlands
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Robert MacKenzie
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Lindsay Posner (d),
Simon Curtis (p)
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Eileen Atkins,
Jennifer Ehle,
Bill Nighy,
Edward Fox
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13 November 1993
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| 3
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2
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Hedda Gabler
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Henrik Ibsen
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Deborah Warner (d),
Simon Curtis (p)
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Fiona Shaw,
Nicholas Woodeson,
Stephen Rea
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27 November 1993
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| 3
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3
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The Entertainer
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John Osborne
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Nicholas Renton (d),
Simon Curtis (p)
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Michael Gambon
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4 December 1993
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| 3
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4
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The Changeling
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Thomas Middleton and William Rowley
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Simon Curtis (p)
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Bob Hoskins,
Elizabeth McGovern,
Hugh Grant,
Leslie Phillips
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11 December 1993
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| 4
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1
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Message for Posterity
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Dennis Potter
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Simon Curtis (p)
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John Neville,
Eric Porter
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29 October 1994
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| 4
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2
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Measure for Measure
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William Shakespeare
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David Thacker (d)
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Tom Wilkinson,
Corin Redgrave,
Juliet Aubrey
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5 November 1994
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| 4
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3
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The Deep Blue Sea
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Terence Rattigan
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Karel Reisz (d)
Simon Curtis (p)
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Penelope Wilton,
Ian Holm,
Colin Firth
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12 November 1994
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| 4
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4
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The Mother
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Paddy Chayefsky
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Simon Curtis (d/p)
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Anne Bancroft,
Katherine Borowitz,
Joan Cusack
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19 November 1994
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| 4
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5
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Summer Day's Dream
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J. B. Priestley
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Christopher Morahan (d),
Simon Curtis (p)
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John Gielgud,
Terence Rigby,
Rosemary Harris
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26 November 1994
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| 5
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1
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Shadow of a Gunman
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Sean O'Casey
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Nye Heron
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Kenneth Branagh,
Stephen Rea
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7 October 1995
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| 5
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2
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The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd
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D. H. Lawrence
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Katie Mitchell (d)
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Zoë Wanamaker,
Stephen Dillane,
Colin Firth
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14 October 1995
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| 5
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3a
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Landscape
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Harold Pinter
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Harold Pinter (d),
Simon Curtis (p)
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Ian Holm,
Penelope Wilton
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21 October 1995
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| 5
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3b
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Bed
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Jim Cartwright
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Steve Shill (d),
Kevin Loader
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Renée Asherson,
Robin Bailey
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21 October 1995
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| 5
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4
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Henry IV (Pt 1 & Pt 2
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William Shakespeare
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John Caird (d),
Annie Castledlne (p)
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28 October 1995
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| 5
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5
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After Miss Julie
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Patrick Marber,
August Strindberg
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Patrick Marber (d),
Fiona Finlay
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Geraldine Somerville,
Phil Daniels,
Kathy Burke
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4 November 1995
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| 6
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1
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King Lear
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William Shakespeare
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Richard Eyre (d),
Sue Birtwistle, Joy Spink (p)
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Ian Holm
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21 March 1998
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