SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

A CBC recording of Hamlet produced as part of the CBC Radio Adaptations series. Adapted by Donald Erikson with Peter Haworth as Hamlet.

Series

Cbc Wednesday Night

Language

English

Country

Canada

Medium

Audio; Radio

Recording date

11 Jan 1961

Transmission details

(Channel: CBC Radio)

Duration

120 mins

Credits

Director

Gerald Newman

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Leonard Wilson

Adaptor for Radio

Donald Erikson

Cast

Peter Haworth	Hamlet
Ian Thorne	Claudius
Joy Coghill	Gertrude
Ivor Harries	Polonius
Patricia Williams	Ophelia
Donald Monat	Horatio
Edward Greenhaigh	Osric
Jack Ammon	Gravedigger
John Brinson	Player (2)
John Emerson	Player (1)
John Harding	Barnardo
Peter Ajello	Priest
Ronald Hunter	Captain
Roy Brimson	Marcellus
Roy Cooper	Fortinbras
Sam Payne	Ghost

Additional Details

Production type

Sound Recordings(Commercial)

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

Some radio historians believe this version strongly influenced Olivier’s film . As in Olivier’s HAMLET the adapation dispenses with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and Fortinbras does not appear until the last act.

Production Company

Name

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Online Retailer

Name

cbcshop.ca

Email

cbcshop@cbc.ca

Web

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Fax

416-205 2139

Address

CBC Shop
PO Box 500, Station ‘A’
Toronto
Ontario, MSW 1E6 Canada