Hamlet
- Synopsis
- Scenes from Hamlet are performed for radio by John Barrymore and members of his company, from the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 8 Mar 1925 at 21:20 (Channel: BBC)
- Duration
- 30 mins
- Availability
- No recording made
Credits
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Theatre Royal, Haymarket
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- General
- According to Michael P. Jensen, this was Barrymore’s first broadcast (cf. ‘Entries Play by Play’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. (p. 516, entry 2159).
- Reviews
- Source: The Times
Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. (p. 602, entry 2731). Burt
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Hamlet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av38018 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)