Thieves of Mercy
- Synopsis
- What took place aboard the privateer which captured Hamlet on his way to England? How was it that, on his return to Denmark the melancholy Prince had become a man of energy and resolution? Read’s radio feature attempts to fill these and other gaps in the play. The author’s statement of the problem and his postscript are read by Cecil Trouncer. With Cyril Cusack as Hamlet.
- Series
- Imaginary Conversations
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 20 Apr 1947 at 22:30 (Channel: BBC Third Programme)
- Duration
- 30 mins
- Availability
- No archive copy known.
Credits
- Producer
- Rayner Heppenstall
- Writer
- Herbert Read
- Contributor
- Cecil Trouncer
- Cast
Cyril Cusack Hamlet
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- For more information behind the concept of the radio series, see the article ‘Dialogues of the Dead’ by producer Rayner Heppenstall, published in Radio Times, 4 February 1949.
There is a published version of the script in the collection Imaginary Conversations edited by Heppenstall (Secker & Warburg, 1948). - History
- Part of a week of programmes devoted to Shakespeare’s birthday.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Thieves of Mercy". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av66295 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)