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Classic English and Scottish Dramas Starring Ralph Richardson and John Mills, Volume 1

By: Theatre Royal, W. Somerset Maugham, J. M. Barrie
Narrated by: Ralph Richardson
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Fully restored and remastered, Heritage Media presents the greatest of vintage artists in classic dramas from English and Scottish Literature. Here is the legendary Ralph Richardson starring in ‘The Colonel's Daughter’, adapted from the original tale by Somerset Maugham and Ralph Richardson starring in 'Half an Hour' adapted from the original tale by J. M. Barrie.

Theatre Royal is a unique series of classic radio dramas produced in the 1950s by the late Harry Alan Towers. Starring the leading theatre artists of the day it is the only series of radio dramas in which Laurence Olivier ever appeared. He was joined by Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, Orson Welles, Robert Morley, John Mills, Michael Redgrave, Trevor Howard, Robert Donut, Alec Guinness and Margaret Lockwood.

Over the Years, Theatre Royal has received a glittering array of accolades, including: “vivid, tense, and compressed.”( Classic radio)

“Craft, like character, ages well.”(Daily Telegraph)

“Great fun to listen to and, as radio history, they are unsurpassed.” (Sunday Telegraph)

“Voices like these justify the Golden Days tag. We won't hear their like again.” (Sunday Times)

“A must for archive fans. The excitement of vintage radio drama with strong storylines.” (Radio Times.)

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Editor reviews

A treat for lovers of classic British drama, this volume of the Theatre Royal anthology series includes lion of the English stage and screen Ralph Richardson performing adaptations of "The Colonel's Lady" by Somerset Maugham and "Half an Hour" by J. M. Barrie. Both stories are moving portraits of marriages, each unhappy, and Richardson puts his versatility to great use playing the two husbands. His dramatic timing is unerring, and he creates a real sense of tension alongside the other classic actors. The inclusion of original music and announcements adds to the delightfully old-fashioned flavor.

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A woman's place is under her husband's thumb. Thank goodness times have changed !

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I love the old black and white films and these, whilst clearly dated didn’t profess be anything other than what they were. Maybe not to everyone’s taste but I enjoyed it

Nostalgia

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A nice idea but just highlights how productions have moved on, for the better. The most annoying parts were between scenes, which were punctuated by extremely loud fanfares of music. They added nothing to the plot and were so excruciating I stopped listening.

Dated

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Struggled with this, should be great. The raging string music and muffled speech is an interest killer.

Poor sound quality

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