An Angel at My Table

Synopsis

Based on the autobiographical work of New Zealand writer Janet Frame, this production depicts the author at various stage of her life. Afflicted with mental and emotional issues, Frame grows up in an impoverished family and experiences numerous tragedies while still in her youth, including the deaths of two of her siblings. Portrayed as an adult by Kerry Fox, Frame finds acclaim for her writing while still in a mental institution, and her success helps her move on with her life.

Trailer

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Cast

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  Kerry Fox
  Janet Frame

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  Alexia Keogh
  Janet Frame as a child

• K

  Karen Fergusson
  Janet Frame as a teenager

• I

  Iris Churn
  Mother

• J

  Jessie Mune
  Janet Frame as a baby

• 

  Kevin J. Wilson
  Father

• E

  Edith Campion
  Miss Lindsay

• F

  Francesca Collins
  Baby Jane

• M

  Melina Bernecker
  Myrtle

• M

  Mark Morrison
  Bruddie Frame as child

• K

  Katherine Murray-Cowper
  Young Isabel

• M

  Mark Thomson
  Billy Delaware

• 

  Brenda Kendall
  Miss Botting

• P

  Paul Moffat
  Dis McIvor

• B

  Blair Hutchison
  Bully Boy

• D

  David McAuslan
  Bully Boy

• A

  Ailene Herring
  Teacher

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  Faye Flegg
  Doctor