Gaynor Macfarlane is a theatre and

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director, and producer for

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Drama at

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, Glasgow.

Career

Macfarlane directed the first up to the eleventh radio series of '' The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency''. In the theatre, Macfarlane has directed ''

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'' by

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, '' Folie à Trois'' by Sarah Wooley and ''

The Past is not a Place Gaynor Macfarlane is a theatre and radio drama director, and producer for BBC Radio Drama at Pacific Quay, Glasgow. Career Macfarlane directed the first up to the eleventh radio series of '' The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency''. In the theatre ...

'' by Beatrice Colin for the

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; '' The Birds'' by

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and ''After the Rain'' by

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at the

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; '' The House of Desires'' by

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and ''

Burdalane Gaynor Macfarlane is a theatre and radio drama director, and producer for BBC Radio Drama at Pacific Quay, Glasgow. Career Macfarlane directed the first up to the eleventh radio series of '' The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency''. In the theatre ...

'' by Judith Adams at the

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; ''

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'' at the

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and '' Helen'' at the RNT Studio. She has been Literary Manager of the

, Script Advisor at the National Theatre and

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at the

during its first season. She also translated plays for the Almeida and

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Radio plays

Sources:
Gaynor Macfarlane's radio play listing at RadioListings website

Theatre

References

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