King of Shadows
- Synopsis
- Radio play by Susan Cooper, dramatised by Beatrice Colin. A magical adventure story set partly in the present day and partly in Elizabethan England. Chosen to play Puck in a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, young American Nat Field travels to London. Visiting Shakespeare’s Globe for the first time he falls ill with the bubonic plague. When he awakes he finds that he has travelled 400 years back in time. He meets Burbage, Queen Elizabeth and his hero Shakespeare. Shakespeare becomes a surrogate father to Nat and tries to show him (via Sonnet 116) that even death cannot break the bonds of love.
- Series
- Afternoon Play
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 20 Mar 2003 at 14:15 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)
- Duration
- 45 mins
Credits
- Director
- Gaynor Macfarlane
- Writer
- Susan Cooper
- Adaptor for Radio
- Beatrice Colin
- Cast
Adam Sims Nat Andrew Woodall Arby Andrew Woodall Richard Burbage Buffy Davis Rachel George Tom Henry Martin Hyder Doctor Robert Glenister William Shakespeare Sally Dexter Queen Elizabeth
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre; Time Travel
Archive
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- 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
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "King of Shadows". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37068 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)