Kitty Wilkinson is a radio play by David Pownall, inspired by a suggestion from Martin Jenkins. It was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 30 May 1992. It won a Society of Authors Silver Sony Award in 1991. The running time is 90 minutes[1][2][3].
Plot[]
The story of Kitty Wilkinson. As cholera strikes 19th-century Liverpool, one woman combats squalor and institutional indifference.
Cast[]
- Kitty - Maureen O'Brien
- Mam - Kate Binchy
- Guest/Father/Tom Wilkinson - Keith Drinkel
- Dr. Faraday - John Rowe
- Helen - Helena Breck
- John DeMonte - Peter Gunn
- Irish Girl - Siubhan Reid
- Anne/Hannah/Boy - Melanie Hudson
- Jessy/Woman - Joanna Wake
- Deirdre/Mary - Veronica Quilligan
- Cholera (Dr. O'Lera) - Robert Glenister
Directed by Martin Jenkins
Critical Reception[]
References[]
- ↑ http://www.suttonelms.org.uk/DP.HTML Diversity Website
- ↑ http://www.davidpownall.co.uk/Tablepages/radio.html
- ↑ Pownall, David. Radio Plays Oberon 1998