Christopher Russell The Last Witch

SANWAL

(4.8 stars; 2 reviews)

Saturday-Night Theatre: The Last Witch Sat 28th Apr 1979, 20:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM By Christopher Russell 'You talk of haste when proofs of Mother Wenham's sorcery go back 20 years and more? Have you not heard how poor Susan Aylott's baby died, how Richard Harvey's wife died, how the witch's own husbands both died? Must Anne Thorne die too before you will act?’ The play, set in 1712, deals with the last trial for witchcraft in England, is based on fact. Director   Gerry Jones James Gardiner:   John Pullen Elizabeth Gardiner/Queen Anne:   Jennifer Piercey Sir Henry Chauncy:   Gerald Cross Arthur Chauncy:   Christopher Good Francis Bragge:   Gabriel Woolf Anne Thorne:   Elizabeth Proud Mr Grant:   Peter Marinker John Chapman:   Leonard Fenton David/Matthew Gilston:   Andrew Branch John Powell:   John Gabriel Mr Franklin:   Ronald Herdman Constable/Thomas Ireland:   Fred Bryant Susan Aylott:   Tammy Ustinov

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.