SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Scenes from the play arranged as a sequence for radio broadcasting by Peter Creswell. With Abraham Sofaer in the title role and William Hutchison as narrator.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

14 May 1939 at 17:45 (Channel: BBC Regional Programme)

Duration

125 mins

Availability

No copy extant

Credits

Producer

Peter Creswell

Writer

William Shakespeare

Adaptor for Radio

Peter Creswell

Cast

Abraham Sofaer	Lear
Edana Romney	Cordelia
Carleton Hobbs	Earl of Gloucester
Marius Goring	Fool
Baliol Holloway	Earl of Kent
George Woodbridge	Duke of Cornwall
Jack Allen	King of France
Joan Henley	Regan
Leonard Thompson	Oswald
Leslie Bradley	Doctor
Marda Vanne	Goneril
Michael Bazalgette	Duke of Burgundy
Robert Holmes	Duke of Albany
William Hutchison	Storyteller

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

King Lear

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)