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A boy who believes he has magical teeth meets a King in a tree in Boscobel in 1651. A ballad in seven scenes, tracing the life of a protective oak, with music by Johnny Flynn.

A boy who believes he has magical teeth meets a King in a tree in Boscobel in 1651. A ballad in seven scenes, tracing the life of a protective oak, with a new song - Where My Tooth Once Grew - by Johnny Flynn.

Cast
Thomas (1651) ..... Rui Greaves
Charles ..... Johnny Flynn
Helen ..... Maya Coates
Lizzie ..... Elinor Coleman
Arthur ..... Taylor Simner
Harry ..... Laurie Kynaston
George ..... Joel MacCormack
Padma (1981) ..... Jiyan Kaur Deol
Mr Andrews ..... Stewart Campbell
Thomas (2021) ..... Laurie Kynaston
Padma (2021) ..... Priyanga Burford

Writers, Maud Dromgoole (1651), Sonia Jalaly (1727), Hatty Jones (1787), Joel MacCormack (1891), Margaret Perry (1919), Priyanga Burford (1981) and Max Levine (2021)
Where my Tooth Once Grew - Lyrics Johnny Flynn and Robert MacFarlane, Music, Johnny Flynn
Musical director, Peter Ringrose
Production Coordinator, Anne Isger
Director, Jessica Dromgoole

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44 minutes

Last on

Wed 24 Jul 2024 14:15

Broadcasts

  • Tue 30 Mar 2021 14:15
  • Wed 24 Jul 2024 14:15

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