Dan'l Druce, Blacksmith
Chapter 1 of 3 Act 1
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36:06
- Running time
- 1 h 56 min
- Language
- English
- Readers
- Adrian Stephens, Alan Mapstone, Andrew James, David Purdy, Jenn Broda and 5 others
Chapters
About this recording
A drama from the Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan. Pursued by the Parliamentary Army after the Battle of Worcester, some Royalist soldiers take cover in Dan'l Druce's hut on the Norfolk Coast until they can escape. An event with long shadows that come back to disturb his life fourteen years later.
- Summary by ToddHW
Cast list:
Sir Jasper Combe, a Royalist Colonel: Andrew James
Dan'l Druce: Adrian Stephens
Reuben Haines, a Royalist Sergeant: Alan Mapstone
Geoffrey Wynyard, a Merchant Sailor: Tomas Peter
Marple: ToddHW
Joe Ripley, a Fisherman: Son of the Exiles
Sergeant of the Parliamentary Army: Larry Wilson
Soldier of the Parliamentary Army: David Purdy
Dorothy: Jenn Broda
Stage Directions: Sonia
Editing: ToddHW