The Hiding Place

**The Hiding Place** is a radio drama, based on the book by Corrie ten Boom. It was dramatized by Dave Arnold, directed by Philip Glassborow, Sound designed by Nathan Jones, musically scored by Jared Depasquale, and produced by Dave Arnold. It was released by Focus on the Family Radio Theatre in May 2005. The running time is 224 minutes.

## cast

Voice tracks were recorded at The Soundhouse Ltd in London, England.

* Wendy Craig as Corrie Ten Boom
* Isla Blair as Betsie Ten Boom
* Alec McCowen as Caspar Ten Boom
* Henry Goodman as Meyer "Eusie" Mossel
* Anton Lesser as Lieutenant Rahms
* Jonny Taylor as Peter
* Issy Van Randwyck as Mien
* Hanna Maria Pravda as Anna Buric
* Brother Andrew your Host

### also starring

* Steven Aintree - Leendert
* Anabel Barnston - Young Corrie
* Anthony Bate - German Willems
* Sue Beresford - Server
* Susie Brann - Frau Mikes
* Nick Burnell - Henk
* Fiona Carew - Young mother
* Maria Charles - Mrs. Kleermaker
* Jack Chenhall - Christopher
* Elizabeth Counsell - Mrs. B De Haan
* Victoria Craig - Young Betsie
* Tom Espiner - Jan Vogel
* Sarah Finch - French woman
* Richard Franklin - Willem ten Boom
* Malcolm Freeman - S. S. Man
* Martin Friend - Mr. Weil
* Jon Glover - Prime Minister / Doctor
* Christina Greatrex - the General
* Stephen Greif - Pickwick
* Paul Grunert - Fred Koornstra
* Roger Hammond - Foreman Moorman
* Michael Haughey - Conductor
* Anne Harvey - Maryke de Graaf
* Sam Kelly - Mr Smit
* Jack Klaff - Kapteyn
* Richard Laing - Otto
* Margot Leicester - Mrs. Hoog
* Nicolette McKenzie - Mama ten Boom
* Polly March - Maltese woman
* Robin Meredith - Pastor
* Joan Moon - Mrs Beukers
* Christopher Naylor - Rolf
* Hildegard Neil - the Snake
* Lynn Robertson Hay - Dutch Woman
* Andrew Sachs - Harry de Vries/Mr. Janssen
* Simon Scardifield - Officer (Factory)
* Hilda Schroder - Matron
* Jonny Scott - Flip
* Andy Secombe - Mr Smit II
* David Shaw-Parker - Police Chief
* Brian Sibley - Mayor
* Ellis Van Maar - Mrs. Floor
* Christine Way - Mrs. Weilmaker
* Jo Wyatt - Nollie ten Boom
* Mary WIMBUSH - Mary Itallie

### Ensemble

* CHRISTINA BARRYK
* GINA BECK
* SARAH CHESHIRE
* IAN FARTHING
* TOM MAGGS
* JOANNA MYERS]]
* ANNE PEARSON
* REBECCA SAIRE]]
* PHILIP SHERLOCK
* MERVYN STUTTEr
* SIMON TREVES
* PHILIPPA URQUHART
* LYDIA WATSON

## Crew

* DRAMATIZED BY: DAVE ARNOLD
* DIRECTED BY: PHILIP GLASSBOROW
* MUSIC BY: JARED DEPASQUALE

Pianist DAVID RHIND-TUTT

* music and lyrics by Philip Glassborow

### POST PRODUCTION TEAM

V/O ENGINEERS:

* MARK DRURY
* DAVE ARNOLD

V/O EDIT:

* JONATHAN CROWE
* DUANE HARMS

MUSIC DIRECTION:

* DAVE ARNOLD

SOUND DESIGN:

* GAP DIGITAL

FOLEY:

* DAVE ARNOLD
* NATHAN JONES

MIX:

* Jonathan Crowe

PRODUCER:

* DAVE ARNOLD

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CASTING DIRECTOR/CREATIVE CONSULTANT:

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* PHILIP GLASSBOROW

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:

* PAUL MCCUSKER

### special thanks

Radio Theatre would like to thank John and Elizabeth Sherrill and Mary Lynn Windsor for allowing us the rights to work on this wonderful story, Frits Nieuwstraten, Director of the Corrie ten Boomhouse, for his kindness in opening the museum for our recordings, Jacob Nieuwstraten for his tireless service and assistance during the foley recordings, Pam Moore for her guidance and contribution in securing photographs,, and Brother Andrew for his time and the benefit of his involvement in this project.

## trivia

* Recommended for: ages 12 and over.
* song included in this production is “Peter’s Song (Here in the Heart of Haarlem)”
* Hana Maria Pravda, who played Anna Buric, was an actual surviver of the holocaust, and survived Auschwitz, including the January 1945 death march.
* Kennedy Pearman, who previously voiced young Eppie on Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe was cast as young Corrie Ten Boom, but died on 29 May, 2004 at the age of 14, shortly before she was set to record her lines. Anabel Barnston, a classmate of hers ended up landing the role at the last minute.
* This is the second production of Focus on the Family Radio Theatre in which German characters speak with a German accent despite being voiced by British voice actors, the first being Bonhoeffer: The Cost of Freedom .
* The Dutch characters however speak with British accents instead of Dutch accents.
* Many of the sound effects used in the drama were recorded on location at the Corrie ten Boom house where the events detailed in the drama actually took place.
* Jared DePasquale composed the score for this production between August and october 2004.