Before the Fringe
- Synopsis
- Television revue series introduced by Alan Melville. In one four-minute sketch, entitled ‘Wherefore Art Thou, Juliet?', Hugh Paddick and Thelma Ruby are Romeo and Juliet, except that Juliet is speaking lines from Macbeth.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Transmission details
- 30 Jan 1967 at 20:05 (Channel: BBC)
- Duration
- 30 mins
Credits
- Producer
- Robin Nash
- Cast
Hugh Paddick Romeo Thelma Ruby
Additional Details
- Production type
- Sitcoms/Variety
- Plays
- Romeo and Juliet
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Revues
Notes
- General
- The programme has not been viewed and therefore no further details of the sketch are available (10/2007)
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, "Before the Fringe". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37645 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)