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During 2020, we bring you a range of classic titles that influenced and characterised the 1920s Jazz Age. Cane by Jean Toomer, adapted by Janice Okoh, featuring Carleen Anderson.

Classic titles that influenced and characterised the Jazz Age.

Cane by Jean Toomer is a fragmented portrait of the American South which lurches between poetry, story and drama. A landmark in African-American literature, Cane is dramatised for radio by Janice Okoh, featuring an all-star cast and original music by Soul legend Carleen Anderson.

CAST

Carleen Anderson
Peter Bankole
Pippa Bennett-Warner
Saffron Coomber
Alfred Enoch
Clarke Peters
Sule Rimi
Danielle Vitalis

with original music by Carleen Anderson.

Directed by John Norton
A Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Cymru Wales Production

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57 minutes

Last on

Sat 24 Feb 2024 15:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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