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The Hole in the Top of the World
Written by Fay Weldon
Narrated by Barbara Bain, Zeljko Ivanek and Valerie Landsburg
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Walter Matthau stars in the story of a climate scientist trying to balance romance and research. The piece is both serious and surreal as Matthau removes the “fourth wall” while addressing the show’s recording engineer.
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Barbara Bain, Zeljko Ivanek and Valerie Landsburg.
Directed by Shaun McLoughlin. Recorded before a live audience in Santa Monica, CA in June, 1992.
An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Barbara Bain, Zeljko Ivanek and Valerie Landsburg.
Directed by Shaun McLoughlin. Recorded before a live audience in Santa Monica, CA in June, 1992.
Author
Fay Weldon
Fay Weldon is a novelist, screenwriter and cultural journalist. Her novels include ‘The Life and Loves of a She-Devil’, ‘Puffball’, ‘Big Women’ and ‘Rhode Island Blues’. She has also published her autobiography ‘Auto da Fay’. Her most recent novel was the critically acclaimed ‘She May Not Leave’. She lives in Dorset.
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