Romeo and Juliet

Synopsis
Sound recording of the Old Vic Company’s 1952-53 stage production of Romeo and Juliet with Claire Bloom and Alan Badel. Directed for stage by Hugh Hunt.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Audio; Radio
Transmission details
7 Nov 1953 (Channel: NBC)

Credits

Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Clifton Parker
Cast
Alan BadelRomeo
Claire BloomJuliet
Peter FinchMercutio
Lewis CassonFriar Laurence
Athene SeylerNurse
Alan DobiePage to Paris
Daphne HeardLady Montague
George MurcellGregory
Hugh DavidAbram
John BreslinBalthasar
John PhillipsCapulet
John WarnerParis
Laurence PayneTybalt
Newton BlickPeter
Robert WellesFriar John
Robert WellesCapulet’s cousin
Rupert HarveyMontague
William DevlinEscalus, Prince of Verona
William DevlinChorus
William SquireBenvolio
Yvonne CouletteLady Capulet

Additional Details

Theatre company
Old Vic Theatre Company
Production type
Television and Radio Drama
Plays
Romeo and Juliet
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General
The cast listed in the catalogue record is the cast on the British recording; it has been assumed that the NBC recording is the same cast.
History
The recording was released in 1987 on EMI’s ‘Listen for Pleasure’ label (currently deleted). The production was also broadcast on NBC 7 November 1953 in the ‘Old Vic Theater’ series and this recording is held by the Library of Congress, Recorded Sound Reference Division.

Production Company

Name

NBC

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email
listening@bl.uk
Web
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Phone
020 7412 7676
Fax
020 7412 7441
Address
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
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, "Romeo and Juliet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67149 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)