Macbeth

Synopsis
Radio adaptation of Macbeth by Eric Barno. Maurice Evans and Judith Anderson are the Macbeths.
Series
Theatre Guild on the Air
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
11 May 1947 (Channel: ABC)
Duration
60 mins

Credits

Director
Homer Fickett
Writer
William Shakespeare
Adaptor for Radio
Eric Barno
Cast
Maurice EvansMacbeth
Judith AndersonLady Macbeth
Alfred Shirley 

Additional Details

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

Notes

Notes
Fragments have been made available on YouTube.
Reviews
Jensen, Michael P. ‘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. (p. 541, entry 2346). Jensen notes that allowing for the performance style of the time ‘Evans and Anderson seem terrible in this broadcast’.

Production Company

Name

ABC

Sponsor

Name

United States Steel Corporation

Online Retailer

Name

otr.com

Email
order@otr.cat
Web
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Address
OTR Cat
PO Box 19234
Lenexa
KS 66285
USA

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Macbeth". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67502 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)