That Hamlet was a Good Boy

Synopsis
Radio drama. A mother announces to her son that his father is dead and his uncle will take over the glass factory business. The narrator quotes Hamlet’s ‘to be, or not to be speech’ and tells the audience that the story to unfold will contain many Hamlet references.
Series
Cbs Radio Mystery Theatre
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
25 Jun 1975 (Channel: CBS)
Duration
60 mins

Credits

Director
Himan Brown
Writer
Fielden Farrington
Cast
Will MacKenzieDoug (Hamlet)
Grace MatthewsGertrude
Jennifer HarmonPhyliss (Ophelia)

Additional Details

Production type
Television and Radio Drama
Plays
Hamlet
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William; Mystery

Notes

Notes
Available from Original Old Radio as CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER. Vol. 6.
Reviews
Michael P. Jensen in ‘Radio’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. (p. 522, entry 2204) gives fuller details of the plot and believes that the broadcast has ‘striking parallels’ with HAMLET GOES BUSINESS (1987).

Production Company

Name

CBS Radio

Online Retailer

Name

originaloldradio.com

Web
http://www.originaloldradio.com External site opens in new window
Address
PO Box 522
Berea
KY 40403-0522
USA

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "That Hamlet was a Good Boy". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67422 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)