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Wikipedia article
'Spoiled' is a television and stage play by Simon Gray, first broadcast by the BBC in 1968 as part of 'The Wednesday Play' series and later adapted for the stage. It is set over a single weekend in the house of a schoolmaster, Howarth, who invites one of his O-Level French students to his home to do some last-minute cramming before an exam. Howarth has an almost unnatural enthusiasm, while his student, Donald, is painfully shy. Meanwhile, Howarth's pregnant wife is far from happy about having someone to stay in the midst of her fears about parenting.
Characters
*Howarth
*Donald
*Joanna
*Les
*Mrs Clenham
Television production
'Spoiled' was originally a play written for the BBC's 'The Wednesday Play' series, broadcast first on 28 August 1968, and again on 9 July 1969. It was directed by Waris Hussein and produced by Graeme MacDonald. Believed to be lost,[http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?episode=610e5602-c3e6-4210-a3a9-3749f63b4579 "Missing episode in programme 'The Wednesday Play'], lostshows.com it had the following cast:
*Howarth- Michael Craig
*Donald - Elizabeth Shepherd
*Joanna - Simon Ward
*Les - Mark Rose
*Mr Wyecroft - Will Leighton
*Mrs Clenham - Carmel McSharry
Stage
'Spoiled' was adapted by the author for the stage and first performed at the Close Theatre Club, Glasgow, in 1970, directed by Stephen Hollis. It had the following cast:
*Howarth- Daniel Massey
*Donald - David Hayman
*Joanna - Stephanie Bidmead
*Les - Philip Sayer
*Mrs Clenham - Pamela Pitchford
The play was then performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London, also directed by Stephen Hollis, from 24 February 1971. It had the following cast:
*Howarth- Jeremy Kemp
*Donald - Simon Ward
*Joanna - Anna Massey
*Les - Peter Denyer
*Mrs Clenham - Pamela Pitchford
Australian TV version
The film was adapted for Australian TV in 1974.Ed. Scott Murray, 'Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p146
References
Sources
*Gray, Simon. 'Simon Gray: Plays 1'. London, Faber and Faber, 2010.
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*[http://simongray.org.uk/spoiled.html Simon Gray website]
Category:1968 television plays
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