The Jericho Players by Bernard Kops
Directed by Peter Kavanagh
Theme song performed by The Burning Bush
BBC Radio 4 Monday Play - 23/12/1996
Length 1hr 28mins
A play for radio by Bernard Kops.
A second play (The Jericho Players Part 2, Rogues And Vagabonds) was broadcast in 1998
Plot[]
Russia 1879, the trials and tribulations of a Yiddish Theatrical Troupe on the road to Minsk.
"Roll up! Roll up! Bring your cushions and your chairs, come and see a man betrayed by his daughters, come and see the great Jewish masterpiece King Lear!"
Cast[]
- Avron..................Warren Mitchell
- Max....................David Kossoff
- Carola.................Fenella Fielding
- Aaron..................Mark Bonner
- Sonia..................Tracy Wiles
- Rifka..................Amanda Gordon
- Miriam.................Joanna Munro
- Slomo.................Chris Pavlow
- Anja...................Janet Moore
- Bertha.................Shirley Dixon
- Hind...................Robert Harper
- Isaac..................Alex Lowe
- Gordons................Kim Wall