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One Traveller Returns

Synopsis
Radio play about the madness of a ‘modern’ Hamlet, set in a psychiatric home in Scotland. Originally conceived as a stage play, author Moray McLaren has written his own radio version which was produced for the BBC by Val Gielgud. With David Steuart in the leading role.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Availability
No copy extant
Notes
A copy of the script of the play and press cuttings about its performance history are held at the University of Glasgow Library, Special Collections.
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
mental disorders; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Producer
Val Gielgud
Writer
Moray McLaren
Adaptor for Radio
Moray McLaren
Cast
Balfour Brown 
David Steuart 
Douglas Gladdle 
E. J. P. Mace 
George Davies 
Grace McChlery 
Harold Wightman 
James Gibson 
James Woodburn 
Joan Fitzpatrick 
Lennox Milne 
Moray McLaren 
William H. D. Joss 

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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