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Episode: 129. THE HYPOCHONDRIAC and THE INTERVIEW - Roger McGough and Jonathan Maitland tell us about their new plays
Description: We talk with two renowned playwrights about their new plays – both on for a short run and neither of them to be missed.  Â
Roger McGough, the much-loved author, Mersey poet and presenter of BBC Radio Four’s ‘Poetry Please’, has adapted Molière’s ‘The Hypochondriac’ for The Crucible in Sheffield. It’s already opened to rave reviews, with Edward Hogg starring as Argan. Jonathan Maitland, journalist and broadcaster turned playwright, has written ‘The Interview’, a play about Princess Diana’s interview with Martin Bashir, which opens on 27th October at The Park in London for a short run.
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