Tempest, The

Synopsis
Radio broadcast of The Tempest with Jessica Tandy as Miranda and Cedric Hardwicke as Prospero. Narrated by William S. Rainey.
Series
Great Plays
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Radio
Recording date
24 Nov 1940
Transmission details
at 15:00 (Channel: NBC Blue)
Duration
60 mins

Credits

Director
Blevins Davis
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Gail Kubik
Contributor
William S. Rainey
Adaptor for Radio
Charles Newton
Cast
Cedric HardwickeProspero
Jessica TandyMiranda
Carleton Young 
Horace Braham 
Irene Wicker 
J.P. Wilson 
John Abbott 
John Moore 
Louis Hector 
William Podmore 

Additional Details

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

Notes

Reviews
Jensen, Michael P. ‘Radio’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. (p. 568, entry 2559).

Production Company

Name

NBC

Archive

Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division

Web
http://loc.gov/rr/record External site opens in new window
Phone
(202) 707-7833
Address
Recorded Sound Reference Centre
101 Independence Avenue, S.E.
Room LM-113
Washington, DC 20540

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Tempest, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67125 (Accessed 08 Dec 2024)