2. The Magic Theatre

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Margarita meets the gangster. The Master's in the asylum and the diaboloical Professor Woland and his talking cat are about to appear at the Variety Theatre. Devilish chaos comes to Moscow! Mikhail Bulgakov's fantastical novel is a satire of life in 1930s Soviet Russia. Unpublished during Bulgakov’s lifetime (1891-1940), it was smuggled out of the USSR and first fully published in Paris in 1967. Starring Daniel Massey, Michael Maloney and Geraldine James. Dramatised by Brian Wright. Woland .... Daniel Massey The Master .... Michael Maloney Margarita .... Geraldine James Bezdomny .... Nigel Anthony Koroviev .... Colin Jeavons Azazello .... John Hollis Behemoth .... David Holt Natasha .... Melanie Hudson Inspector .... Eric Allan Sergeant .... Jonathan Adams Bengalsky .... Jonathan Tafler Berlioz .... John Fleming Rimsky .... Peter Penry Jones Baron Maigel .... John Webb Latunsky .... John Church Nina .... Linda Polan Nurse .... Melinda Walker Translated by Michael Glennie. Director: David Hitchinson First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1992.