Main content
Footlight Fairies
The story of 19th century reformer Millicent Fawcett - who campaigned to remove children from the stage. With Susannah Clapp.
The story of Millicent Fawcett, the indomitable reformer who campaigned to remove children from the 19th century stage
Theatre critic Susannah Clapp investigates the Victorian obsession with the juveniles who played everything from fairies to oyster ghosts.
Millicent Fawcett ...... Siobhan Redmond
Rose ...... Anabel Barnston
Other parts played by Maggie Bourgein, David Drummond and Jon Glover.
Dramatist: Philip Glassborow
Based on research by Anne Varty.
Producer: Philippa Ritchie
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in April 2004.
Last on
Mon 8 Nov 2021
03:30
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
Broadcasts
Sun 30 Dec 2007 09:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 7- Mon 31 Dec 2007 02:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 7
- Sun 15 Mar 2009 09:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 7
- Mon 16 Mar 2009 02:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 7
- Wed 20 Oct 2010 14:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 7
- Mon 7 Nov 2011 14:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 21 Jun 2014 07:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 19 Sep 2017 06:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 19 Sep 2017 13:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 19 Sep 2017 20:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 20 Sep 2017 01:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 4 Nov 2021 14:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 5 Nov 2021 02:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 7 Nov 2021 15:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 8 Nov 2021 03:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra