Antony and Cleopatra

Synopsis
A personal introduction to the play by Barbara Jefford, who talks of her experience of playing Cleopatra in various productions.
Series
Prefaces to Shakespeare
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
2 May 1981 at 15:40 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)
Duration
30 mins

Credits

Producer
Gordon Hutchings
Contributor
Barbara Jefford
Cast
Barbara JeffordCleopatra

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
Antony and Cleopatra
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Related items
Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra

Notes

History
The series of radio talks was given as curtain raiser to the transmission of the BBC Television Shakespeare plays.
Textual information
The edited transcripts of the radio talks on the individual plays are collected in Roger Sales’ Shakespeare in Perspective , Vols. 1 and 2 (London: Ariel Books/British Broadcasting Corporation), which were published in 1982 and 1985, respectively.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email
listening@bl.uk
Web
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Phone
020 7412 7676
Fax
020 7412 7441
Address
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Antony and Cleopatra". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36607 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)