Comedienne by Ivor Novello

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**** 4 Extra marks the 50th anniversary of the death of actress Dame Sybil Thorndike on the 9th June 1976 aged 83. Donna Lovelace, a once-revered theatrical star, now faces relative obscurity. After years away from the limelight, she is offered a "comeback" role in a new play, forcing her to confront the gap between her self-image and her current reality. Starring Dame Sybil Thorndike and Sebastian Shaw. Ivor Novello’s bittersweet comedy was first staged in London in 1938. Adapted for radio by Hugh Stewart. Donna Lovelace .... Sybil Thorndike Lord Bayfield .... Sebastian Shaw Lady May Sambrook .... Fabia Drake Alan Crane .... Robert Andrews Ruth Wilder .... Sheila Burrell Julian Harley .... Ivan Samson Winkie .... Muriel George Ted Jones .... Laidman Browne Owen Sands .... Richard Bebb Roderick Elms .... Martin Lewis Vivian Morris .... Sarah Leigh Lucy Foyle~Aberthaw .... Susan Richards Inga Angers / The maid .... Gabrielle Blunt Davis .... David Kossoff Narrator .... Patrick Troughton Producer: Hugh Stewart First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in June 1951.