Six Characters in Search of An Author

Adaptation of Pirandello's play.

Cast

John Hurt

as The Father

Brian Cox

as The Director

Tara Fitzgerald

as Emily

Susan Fleetwood

as The Mother

Keith Baxter

as Actor

Georgina Hale

as Leading Actress

Steven Mackintosh

as The Brother

Patricia Hayes

as Madame Pace

Nicholas Gatt

as The Little Boy

Tamura King

as The Little Girl

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