Noël Coward Nude With Violin

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No ë l Coward Nude with Violin Adapted for radio by: Peggy Wells Paris 1956 - Paul Sorodin, the world-famous artist, has just died. His family, gathered together for the funeral, is shocked by the discovery that during his life Sorodin had perpetrated an enormous hoax on the international art world. Only Sebastien, his former valet, knows all the answers… Sebastien: Aubrey Woods Isobel Sorodin: Joyce Carey Jane: Patricia Routledge Clinton Preminger Jr: Kerry Francis Colin: Alan Cuthbertson Pamela: Margaret Wolfit Jacob Friedland: Wilfrid Carter Anya Pavlikov: Betty Huntley-Wright Cherry-May Waterton: Barbara Mitchell Lauderdale:\ Rufus Frampton Producer: Glyn Dearman Saturday-Night Theatre: Sat 24th Jan 1970 20:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM No ë l Coward attempts to satirize modern art in a comedy about the death of an artist whose work was, in fact, painted by at least three others. It opened in 1954 and was slated by many critics but ran for a year in London.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.