The Hippopotamus
A beast of a comedy.
Directed by John Jencks
Produced by Electric Shadow Company
A darkly comic mystery about faith and miracles that uses a disgraced poet's investigation as a vehicle for satirical examination of belief and redemption.
Disgraced poet Ted Wallace is summoned to his friend's country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.
Essence
Ensemble
Roger Allam
Ted Wallace
Matthew Modine
Michael Logan
Tim McInnerny
Oliver Mills
Emily Berrington
Jane Swann
Fiona Shaw
Anne Logan
Geraldine Somerville
Rebecca Logan
Tommy Knight
David Logan
John Standing
Podmore
Sebastian Croft
Young David Logan
Daniel Eghan
News reporter
Benedict Taylor
Chauffeur
Richard Glover
Nigel Ogden
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