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Edith Sitwell in Scarborough

Delightful mix of fact and fantasy. Writer and critic Edith Sitwell returns to her birthplace, Scarborough, to wreak revenge. Starring Glenda Jackson, Bella Ramsey and Julia Davis.

Delightful mixture of fact and fantasy exploring the extraordinary poet, writer and critic Edith Sitwell. Edith returns to Scarborough where she was born, and meets her younger self to wreak revenge on her parents where she was subjected to cruelty as a child.

Dame Edith - Glenda Jackson
Miss Edith - Bella Ramsey
Lady Ida - Julia Davis
Sir George - Jonathan Keeble
Moat - Roger Ringrose

Written by Mary Cooper from an idea by Lavinia Murray
Produced and directed by Pauline Harris

4 months left to listen

44 minutes

Last on

Thu 12 Sep 2024 14:15

Broadcasts

  • Tue 17 Mar 2020 14:15
  • Thu 12 Sep 2024 14:15

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