SHAKESPEARE

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

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

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Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

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