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 PaddickRomeo
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
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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)