Shakespeare Birthday Performance of ‘Othello,' The Moor of Venice.

Alternative title
Shakespeare Evening
Synopsis
Part of a ‘Shakespeare Evening’ on BBC Birmingham, the two-hour radio broadcast of the play was arranged and directed by William Macready. Macready himself plays the title role with Edna Godfrey Turner as his Desdemona.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
23 Apr 1924 at 19:45 (Channel: BBC)
Duration
110 mins
Availability
No archive copy extant

Credits

Director
William Macready
Writer
William Shakespeare
Adaptor for Radio
William Macready
Cast
William MacreadyOthello
Edna Godfrey-TurnerDesdemona
E. Stuart VindenIago
Lilian MarstonEmilia
Hubert BarkerMontano
Hubert BarkerDuke of Venice
Leonard ThackerayGratiano
Leonard ThackerayBrabantio
Norman RosslynRoderigo
Norman RosslynLodovico

Additional Details

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

Notes

Notes
The duration given includes the 15-minute break for the news at 21:30.
Transmitted from BBC Birmingham.
History
The play was broadcast as part of a ‘Shakespeare Evening’ on BBC Birmingham, introduced by Walter Powell (Chief Librarian, Birmingham Public Library) at 19:30, who introduced the programme with a 15-min. talk on the "Shakespearean Memorial Library".

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Shakespeare Birthday Performance of ‘Othello,' The Moor of Venice.". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67360 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)