Underfoot in Show Business
Helene Hanff's fascinating and funny memoir about life on the edge of show business as she attempts to make her way as a playwright on Broadway. Starring Rosalie Craig.
Helene Hanff is best known for her best selling book "84 Charing Cross Road " but prior to that success she was asked to write about her life as a struggling playwright on the fringes of show business.
From great expectations about her career to her efforts to keep a roof over her head; Helene's story is packed full of witty anecdotes about getting by on no money and the fascinating characters she meets as she attempts to get taken seriously as a writer on Broadway
Helene Hanff ..... Rosalie Craig
Maxine Stuart ..... Antonia Bernath
Jacob Wilk/Frank Doel ..... Kerry Shale
Irving Caesar./ Laurence Langner .... Nigel Lindsay
Theresa Helburn..... Laurel Lefkow
Joe Heidt/Gene Burr/Joey ..... Ian Dunnett Jnr
Lois/Helene's mother ..... Kerry Gooderson
Dramatised by Marcy Kahan
Directed by Sally Avens
On radio
Broadcast
- Sun 18 May 2025 15:00蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
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