King John

Synopsis
A recording of King John by the Marlowe Dramatic Society directed by George Rylands. Michael Hordern is King John.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Audio
Year of release
1961
Availability
Out of Distribution (2006)

Credits

Director
George Rylands
Writer
William Shakespeare
Cast
Michael HordernKing John
David BuckPhilip the Bastard
Margaretta ScottLady Constance
Tony ChurchHubert
Anthony JacobsPrince Henry
Anthony JacobsCardinal Pandulph
Christine BakerBlanche
David Hugh JonesLord Bigot
Donald BevesCitizen of Angers
Freda DowieLady Faulconbridge
Gary WatsonChâtillon
George RylandsPeter de Pomfret
John KimberJames Gurney
Olive GreggQueen Eleanor
Richard MarquandLouis the Dauphin
Roderick CookRobert Faulconbridge
Roger PriorMelun
Toby RobertsonKing Philip of France

Additional Details

Theatre company
Marlowe Dramatic Society
Production type
Sound Recordings(Commercial)
Plays
King John
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Textual information
The recordings used Dover Wilson’s New Cambridge text.
Reviews
For an assessment of the sound recordings from Arkangel, the Marlowe Society (Rylands) and the Caedmon Shakespeare Recording Society (Sackler) see Lanier, Douglas ‘Shakespeare on the Record’ in Hodgdon, Barbara & Worthen, W.B. (eds) A Companion to Shakespeare in Performance (Malden: Blackwell, 2005), pp415-436

Production Company

Name

Argo

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email
listening@bl.uk
Web
http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7412 7676
Fax
020 7412 7441
Address
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB

Distributor

Name

Polygram Spoken Word, tel 020 8910 5000

Phone
020 8910 5000

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "King John". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67223 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)