SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

An Elizabethan detective story written by Eric Barber in which Shakespeare unravels the mystery surrounding the death of Marlowe in a tavern brawl. Includes a scene in the inn at Deptford in which Shakespeare watches a play about Marlowe’s murder. Adapted for radio by James R. Gregson.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

5 Aug 1939 at 20:45 (Channel: BBC North)

Duration

60 mins

Availability

No archive copy found (2006)

Credits

Producer

Edward Wilkinson

Writer

Eric Barber

Adaptor for Radio

James R. Gregson

Cast

Denys Edwards	Francis Ingram Fraser
Dora Gregory	Mrs. Bull
Frank Hollway	Danby, a Coroner
Fred C. Fairclough	Thomas Walsingham
Godfrey Kenton	William Shakespeare
Jessica Dunning	Alison Walsingham
Joan Littlewood	Margery
John Wardle	Richard Burbage
Maurice Benoliel	Skeres
May King	Ann Hathaway
Norma Wilson	Andrey
P. Caton Baddeley	Frank Holloway
Wilfred Pickles	Thomas Kyd

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Marlowe, Christopher; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Mystery

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)