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The Circle of Chalk

Summary
1958 BBC Television production of The Circle of Chalk from the ancient Chinese by the German poet Alfred Henschke (under the pseudonym ‘Klabund’) and made into an English version by James Laver.
Theatre play
The Circle of Chalk by Alfred ['Klabund’] Henschke [more information]
Date of transmission
Sunday 9 March 1958
Time
8.30-10.00pm
Series
Television World Theatre
Channel
BBC Television
Production company
BBC

Credits

Producer
Douglas Allen
Playwright
Alfred ['Klabund’] Henschke
Adaptor of Script
James Laver ('English version by’)
Composer
William Bardwell
Designer
Stephen Taylor
Costume Designer
Elizabeth Agombar
Make-up Supervisor
Tommy Manderson
Movement
Lydia Sokolova
Cast
Michael AnthonyFirst Soldier
David BirdMa
Aleksander BrowneSecond Soldier
Marie BurkeMrs Chang
Golda CasimirMrs Len
Jacqueline ChanYo, Teahouse Girl
Howell DaviesThe Innkeeper
Leslie GobyFourth Soldier
Dorothy LeeYow, Teahouse Girl
Gillian LindYu-Pi
Barbara Lee Yu LingYu, Teahouse Girl
Frank OlegarioThird Soldier
Olaf PooleyChow
William RussellPrince Pao
Peter StephensTong
Charles WadeA Brother San
Leonard WhiteA Poet
Paul Whitsun-JonesChu-Chu
Aubrey WoodsA Brother San
Raymond YoungChang-Ling
Chin YuChang-Hi-Tang

Additional details

Extant status
No archival copy is known to exist.
Play tags
China, as theme or setting; marriage; murder; royalty

Print sources

Title
BBC Television: The Circle of Chalk (Newspaper review)
Reference
The Times, 10 March 1958, p. 5
Title
Radio Times, 7 March 1958 (Magazine)
Linking notes
article, p. 7; listing, p. 13

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