People Everywhere Will Sing
By Sarah Wooley. After the death of his wife, composer Ralph Vaughan Williams is determined to live life on his own terms. Starring Oliver Ford Davies.
By Sarah Wooley.
Starring Oliver Ford Davies.
It's 1951. After the death of his wife, and approaching eighty, Ralph Vaughan Williams launches himself into a new life, determined to live it on his own terms.
Frustrated by the traditional image that’s been thrust upon him, when he’s asked to compose something for the Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, he decides on a radical plan...
A play about Vaughan Williams's relationship with his reputation, with his loyal lover, Ursula, and with the royal event that would usher in the modern age.
Vaughan Williams .... Oliver Ford Davies
Ursula Wood .... Fenella Woolgar
William McKie .... Ewan Bailey
Ozzie Peasgood .... Robert Daws
Miss Lethbridge .... Georgie Lomax Ford
Woman at the opera .... Rebecca Crankshaw
Man at the opera .... Roger Ringrose
Archbishop Fisher .... David Hounslow
Sir Ernest Bullock .... David Hounslow
Stanley Roper .... Roger Ringrose
James Wilkinson ... Himself
Sound: Keith Graham, Jenni Burnett, Peter Ringrose
Production Co-ordinator: Gaelan Connolly
Writer: Sarah Wooley
Director: Abigail le Fleming
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