Will Shakespeare

Synopsis
Radio drama. Clemence Dane’s stage play adapted and abridged for radio by Andrew Allan. The plot links Shakespeare and the ‘Dark Lady’ of the sonnets with the mysterious death of Shakespeare’s fellow dramatist, Christopher Marlowe.
Series
Stage 55
Language
English
Country
Canada
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
14 Apr 1955 (Channel: CBC Radio)
Duration
60 mins

Credits

Director
Andrew Allan
Producer
Andrew Allan
Writer
Clemence Dane
Music
Lucio Agostini
Adaptor for Radio
Andrew Allan
Cast
Alice Hill 
Barry Morse 
Budd Knapp 
Eleanor Stuart 
Elizabeth Cole 
Jane Mallett 
Jeremy Wilkin 
Ruth Springford 

Additional Details

Production type
Television and Radio Drama
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
biographies; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General
Dane’s Will Shakespeare: An Invention in Four Acts, a play written in blank verse, was published in 1921.
History
The play opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, 17 November 1921. Initially, a scene from Act IV was broadcast on BBC London (5/9/1926), several broadcasts on BBC radio followed (see separate entries).

Production Company

Name

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Archive

Name

Library and Archives Canada

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How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Will Shakespeare". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av66826 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)