SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio broadcast which focuses on the character of Capulet played by Carleton Hobbs. Arranged for radio by Herbert Farjeon. With Leslie Stokes as speaker.

Series

Radio Theatre: Shakespeare’s Characters

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Recording date

6 Sep 1945

Transmission details

20 Feb 1946 at 20:00 (Channel: BBC Home Service)

Duration

30 mins

Availability

No archive copy known.

Credits

Producer

Mary Hope Allen

Writer

William Shakespeare

Contributor

Leslie Stokes

Adaptor for Radio

Herbert Farjeon

Cast

Peggy Bryan	Juliet
Muriel Aked	Nurse
Carleton Hobbs	Capulet
Dermot Cathie	Second Servant (Servant)
George Owen	First Servant (Servant)
Lewis Stringer	Paris
Molly Rankin	Lady Capulet
Ralph Truman	Peter
Robert Marsden	Tybalt

Additional Details

Production type

Other

Plays

Romeo and Juliet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

The cast and credit information given in this entry refers to the repeat of the episode on the BBC Home Service.
The transcript copy of the production at the Birmingham Central Library Shakespeare Collection credits Norman Shelley as Peter and Roger Snowdon as Tybalt.

General

According to the programme notes in London Calling, "Mr. Farjeon had always been interested in the big figures among the secondary characters in Shakespeare’s plays. In this series he expands upon their personalities, illustrating his theories by some of the scenes in which these characters appear" (No. 302: 1945, p. 20)

History

Episode 17 in the series.
Originally transmitted as part of the ‘Radio Theatre’ series on the External Service on the following dates (source: Bristol Theatre Collection Script):
23/10/1944 African Service
26/10/1944 North American Service
26/10/1944 Pacific Service
27/10/1944 General Overseas Service
Since no copy of the London Calling overseas listings magazine was available for this date range, this information could not be verified.

Reviews

Source: Radio Times
Annotated radio scripts of all the 18 episodes in the series are being held at the University of Bristol Theatre Collection. The original broadcast (date unknown) had a different cast. The Bristol script (dated 10/10/1944) credits John Ruddock, Grizelda Hervey, Muriel Aked, Lewis Stringer, Peggy Bryan, Ivan Brandt, Norman Shelley, Horace Sequeira and Stanley Groome.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)