Dark Lady of the Sonnets, The

Synopsis
Television production of George Bernard Shaw’s short play of 1910 in which Shakespear (Shaw’s spelling) has an assignation with the Dark Lady, but encounters Queen Elizabeth as well, to whom he puts an argument for a national theatre.
Series
Sunday-Night Theatre
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Television
Transmission details
2 Oct 1955 at 20:30 (Channel: BBC)
Duration
27 mins; 2,442 feet

Credits

Director
Douglas Allen
Producer
Douglas Allen
Production Design
Reece Pemberton
Cast
Alan MacNaughtanShakspear
Barbara MurrayThe Dark Lady
Beatrix LehmannQueen Elizabeth
George WoolbridgeThe Beefeater

Additional Details

Production type
Television and Radio Drama
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Textual information
A written transcript of the production is held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web
http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7436 0165
Address
21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Dark Lady of the Sonnets, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36562 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)