Front Row [03/01/2007]
- Synopsis
- Radio arts review programme presented by Mark Lawson. Includes a 10-minute interview with dramatists Roy Williams and Rona Munro, both of whom were commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company to write a play in response to one of Shakespeare’s works. Munro relates how she came to write her play, The Indian Boy (based on A Midsummer Night’s Dream), while Williams talks about his Days of Significance, loosely based on Much Ado About Nothing, which is set in market-town England and the deserts of Iraq.
- Series
- Front Row
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 3 Jan 2007 at 19:15 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)
- Duration
- 30 mins
Credits
- Contributor
- Mark Lawson; Rona Munro; Roy Williams
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Midsummer Night’s Dream, A; Much Ado About Nothing
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Complete Works Festival (Stratford upon Avon 2006-7)
Archive
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- 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
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Front Row [03/01/2007]". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67257 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)