Tempest, The; Or, The Enchanted Island

Synopsis
Radio version of the Davenant/Dryden/Shadwell adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest for which Henry Purcell wrote the music in 1695. With Robert Harris as Prospero. Constant Lambert conducts the Covent Garden Chorus and The Boyd Neel Orchestra. The soloists were Margaret Field-Hyde, Margaret Ritchie, Rene Soames, William Parsons, and Stanley Riley.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
6 Jan 1950 at 20:50 (Channel: BBC Third Programme)
Duration
120 mins
Availability
No archive copy known

Credits

Producer
Douglas Cleverdon
Writer
John Dryden; Thomas Shadwell; William Davenant
Editor
Anthony Lewis
Music
Henry Purcell
Contributor
Constant Lambert
Cast
Robert HarrisProspero
Maxine AudleyMiranda
Marjorie WestburyAriel
Bernard MilesCaliban
Cyril CusackFerdinand
Allan McClellandHippolito, Heir of the Dukedom of Mantua
Andrew CruickshankAlonzo (Alonso)
Cherry CottrellDorinda, daughter to Prospero
Dennis ArundellAntonio
Ernest JayVentoso, a Mariner
Francis de WolffMustacho
Ivan SamsonStephano
J. Hubert LeslieGonzalo
Norman ShelleyTrincalo (Trinculo)
Vida HopeSycorax, sister to Caliban

Additional Details

Production type
Television and Radio Drama
Plays
Tempest, The
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Textual information
A written transcript of the production is held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Tempest, The; Or, The Enchanted Island". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av66979 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)