Romeo and Juliet
- Alternative title
- BBC Radio Collection: William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet
- Synopsis
- Romeo and Juliet, adapted for radio by Peter Kavanagh. With Douglas Henshall as Romeo and top model Sophie Dahl as Juliet. Original music composed and performed by Mia Soteriou except for the song Silver Sound, which is performed by Harry Myers. The production is set in present-day Verona.
- Series
- Sunday Play, The
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Audio; Radio
- Transmission details
- 3 Oct 1999 at 19:30 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
- Duration
- 175 mins
- Availability
- Sale
Credits
- Director
- Peter Kavanagh
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Mia Soteriou
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Historical period
- 1990s
- Plays
- Romeo and Juliet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Director Peter Kavanagh decided to set the production ‘in the urban and urbane society of modern Italy’ so that the soundscape, according to Radio Times programme notes, is made up of ‘hissing espresso machines and buzzing Lambrettas’ (2-8 October 1999, p.119).
Commercially released as part of the BBC Radio collection series in 1999, cassettes and CDs of the production that include an introduction by Richard Eyre and an essay by director Peter Kavanagh are available for sale from the BBC Shop (www.bbcshop.com) or through retail outlets. - History
- Broadcast as part of the BBC’s Shakespeare for the New Millennium season on Radio 3, in which the BBC mounted 17 new productions of Shakespeare in the space of four years. The emphasis of the productions is on a contemporary, innovative approach. The project was done in collaboration with BBC Worldwide, who were also responsible for the commerical release.
- Documentation
- Accompanying booklet.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Archive
- Name
National Screen & Sound Archive of Wales/Archif Genedliaethol Sgrin a Sain Cymru
- Enquiry form on website
- Web
- http://www.archif.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01970 632828
- Fax
- 01970 632544
- Address
- National Library of Wales
Aberystwyth
Wales
SY23 3BU
Distributor
- Name
BBC Radio Collection, c/o Choices UK, 19-24 Manasty Road, Orton Southgate, Peterborough PE2 6UP, tel 01733 236800, fax 01733 230618, www.choicesdirect.co.uk
- enquiries@choicesuk.com
- Web
- http://www.choicesuk.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01733 236800
- Fax
- 01733 230618
- Address
- c/o Choices UK
19-24 Manasty Road
Orton Southgate
Peterborough
PE2 6UP
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Retail outlets
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Romeo and Juliet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av66512 (Accessed 26 Dec 2024)