Balzac's classic novel is relocated to contemporary London. Rupert, an unemployed investment banker, is distracted from his suicidal despair by a magic skin which can grant his every wish. Inevitably, there is a price to pay. By Adrian Penketh. Rupert ... Elliot Cowan Pauline ... Naomi Frederick Miss Givings/Glen ... Don Gilet Sebastian ... Chris Porter Shopkeeper/Tom ... Inam Mirza P@Rick ... Lloyd Thomas Stripper ... Sally Orrock Other parts were played by Jude Akuwudike and Christine Kavanagh Directed by Toby Swift.