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Beguiling fantasy classic by Hope Mirrlees, written in 1926, about a country bordered by the sinister but alluring Land of Faerie. Dramatised by Joy Wilkinson. In the prosperous, peaceful, practical town of Lud-in-the-Mist, all things Faerie are taboo. So when the mayor of Lud, Nathaniel Chanticleer, finds that his son has developed a taste for smuggled faerie fruit, his world falls apart. If he's to save himself and his son, Nat must confront not only the faerie threat but also his own darkest secret. With spellbinding original music from The Ciderhouse Rebellion. Narrator…Olivia Poulet Nathaniel Chanticleer….Richard Lumsden Endymion Leer …. Lloyd Hutchinson Ambrose Honeysuckle ….Tony Turner Ranulph Chanticleer….Elijah Wolf Young Nat .... Elijah Wolf Willy Wisp….Robert Lonsdale Mumchance….Shaun Mason. Portunus ....Tony Turner Moonlove Honeysuckle….Eimear Fearon Prunella Pyepowders….Ria Marshall Marigold Chanticleer and the Widow Gibberty….Jane Slavin Primrose Crabapple and Mother Tibbs….Ellie Darvill Yeoman Pease .... Robert Lonsdale Duke Aubrey….Neil Gaiman Directed by Abigail le Fleming Production Co-ordinator .... Anne Isger Production Co-ordinator .... Gaelan Connolly Technical Producer .... Keith Graham Technical Producer .... Anne Bunting Technical Producer .... Cal Knightley Author ....Hope Mirrlees Dramatist .... Joy Wilkinson Original music was by Adam Summerhayes and Murray Grainger - The Ciderhouse Rebellion https://theciderhouserebellion.com/