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Barry Purves

Roger Rees, Barry Purves

William Shakespeare, without saying a word, gives a quick run through of all his plays in a very special audition.

Screen Play

Barry Purves

Michael Maloney

A narrator relates the Japanese tale of two lovers who defy their families and society to be together. The tale ends happily, until something happens to make this tale truly Japanese in character.

Gilbert & Sullivan: The Very Models

Barry Purves

Sandra Dugdale, Daphne Oxenford

Richard D'Oyly Carte, the theatrical impresario who brought Gilbert and Sullivan together, is tormented in a dream by his memories of this most tempestuous partnering.

Tchaikovsky - An Elegy

Barry Purves

Thrust into an empty room and prompted by the relentless turning of a music score's pages, Tchaikovsky is forced to revisit the traumas and successes of his life, reaching some acceptance.

Hamilton Mattress

Barry Purves

David Thewlis, Henry Goodman

Sludger the aardvark tries to make it big as a drummer in the big city.

Plume

Barry Purves

A primaeval winged man falls to earth and is robbed of his freedom by his alter egos. He finds redemption by casting off his former existence.

Achilles

Barry Purves

Simon Green, David Holt

With the loss of Patroclus (his undeclared male lover), Greek warrior Achilles returns to the Trojan War.

Rigoletto

Barry Purves

Part of the Operavox series.