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27/05/2012

Through the Night Susan Sharpe presents Gottfried von der Goltz conducting the Freiburg Baroque Orchestra.

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The Lady from the Sea

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Duration: 1 hour, 50 minutes

A new version of Ibsen's late drama, adapted for radio by Frank McGuinness.

Before her marriage to Dr Wangel, Ellida, his second wife, had promised herself to a sailor who then disappeared. Years later, Ellida's family life is strained. Her relations with her step-daughters is poor; she has no child of her own. She seems unhappy with her life. Then the sailor reappears to make his claim on her promise. Faced with the decision of what to do, she persuades her husband that she must have the chance to make her choice

With Lia Williams as Ellida, and also featuring Hugh Bonneville, Katherine Parkinson, Ellie Kendrick, Tim McMullan, Sam Crane, Geoffrey Whitehead and Christopher Obi.

Directed by Hannah Eidinow.

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