SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Abridged version of the play adapted for broadcasting by Peter Creswell. With Leon Quartermaine and Margaret Rawlings in the title roles.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

28 Feb 1937 at 17:35 (Channel: BBC National Programme)

Duration

115 mins

Availability

No copy extant.

Credits

Producer

Val Gielgud

Writer

William Shakespeare

Adaptor for Radio

Peter Creswell

Cast

Leon Quartermaine	Marcus Antonius (Mark Antony)
Margaret Rawlings	Cleopatra
Ronald Simpson	Octavius Caesar
Ion Swinley	Domitius Enobarbus (Enobarbus)
A. B. Imeson	Lepidus
Alexander Sarna	Agrippa
Bertram Marsh-Dunn	Scarus
David King-Wood	Canidius
David King-Wood	Philo
Douglas Matthews	Taurus
Douglas Matthews	Thyreus (Thidias)
Eric Berry	Eros
Francis de Wolff	Proculeius
Frank Cochrane	Alexas
Jack Allen	Messenger to Cleopatra (Messenger)
Jack Allen	Diomedes
Lydia Sherwood	Charmian
Norman Shelley	Demetrius
Norman Shelley	Euphronius (Ambassador)
Patricia Burke	Iras
Patricia Hilliard	Octavia
Philip Cunningham	Dolabella
Philip Wade	Soothsayer
Philip Wade	Countryman

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Antony and Cleopatra

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

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

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)