Scenes from Hamlet
- Synopsis
- Live radio broadcast from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival of Angus Bowmer’s production of Hamlet directed for radio by Andrew C. Love. The production is selected scenes not an abridgement. Michael P. Jensen in ‘Radio’ Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006) notes that NBC broadcast an advertisement for themselves mid-way through the mousetrap scene and George Peppard played Horatio. No other cast members known (2007).
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 7 Aug 1954 (Channel: NBC)
- Duration
- 60 mins
- Availability
- No archive copy found (2007)
Credits
- Director
- Andrew C. Love
- Adaptor for Radio
- William Dawkins
- Cast
George Peppard
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- Oregon Shakespeare Festival
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Production Company
- Name
NBC
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Scenes from Hamlet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67421 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)