Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death
- Synopsis
- Television production of Edward Bond’s stage play. Set in 1615 it shows an aged and weary Shakespeare in retirement in Stratford. He is disillusioned, pondering on life and fame and seeing nothing but hypocrisy.
- Series
- Theatre Night
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 30 Jun 1990 (Channel: BBC2)
- Duration
- 125 mins
Credits
- Director
- Don Taylor
- Producer
- Tim Ironside Wood
- Writer
- Edward Bond
- Music
- Derek Bourgeois
- Cast
Brenda Bruce Old Woman David Suchet William Shakespeare George Malpas Old Man Greg Hicks Son Kenneth Haigh Ben Jonson Madeline Church Young Woman Peter Jeffrey William Combe Ruth Mitchell Judith
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- biographies; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
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, "Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36836 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)