SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Complete performance of the play with Frank Silvera as Othello and Cyril Cusack as Iago.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio

Year of release

1960

Availability

Sale

Credits

Director

Howard Sackler

Writer

William Shakespeare

Cast

Frank Silvera	Othello
Anna Massey	Desdemona
Cyril Cusack	Iago
Alan Bates	Michael Cassio
Claire Bloom	Emilia
Abraham Sofaer	Brabantio
David Dodimead	Gratiano
David Dodimead	Senator (2)
Donald Eccles	First gentleman of Verona (Gentleman)
James Hayter	Senator (1)
James Hayter	Lodovico
Laurence Hardy	Second gentleman of Verona (Gentleman)
Norman Mitchell	Second musician
Norman Mitchell	Herald
Robert Stephens	Roderigo
Ronald Ibbs	Montano
Wallas Eaton	Clown
Wallas Eaton	First musician
Wallas Eaton	Messenger

Additional Details

Theatre company

Shakespeare Recording Society

Production type

Sound Recordings(Commercial)

Plays

Othello

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

drama in English; performances; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Reviews

For an assessment of the sound recordings from Arkangel, the Marlowe Society (Rylands) and the Caedmon Shakespeare Recording Society (Sackler) see Lanier, Douglas ‘Shakespeare on the Record’ in Hodgdon, Barbara & Worthen, W.B. (eds) A Companion to Shakespeare in Performance (Malden: Blackwell, 2005), pp. 415-436

Production Company

Name

Collins-Caedmon Audio

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Harper Collins

Email

education@harpercollins.co.uk.

Web

http://www.collinseducation.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

0870 787 1612

Fax

020 8307 4440

Address

Collins Educational
Westerhill Road
77-85 Fulham Palace Road
Hammersmith
London
W6 8JB

Name

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