Merchant of Venice, The
- Alternative title
- BBC Radio Collection: William Shakespeare’s ‘The Merchant of Venice’
- Synopsis
- Radio adaptation of Shakespeare’s play directed by Peter Kavanagh. With Warren Mitchell in the title role, Martin Jarvis as Antonio and Juliet Aubrey as Portia. Original music by Barrington Pheloung.
- Series
- Monday Play
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Audio; Radio
- Year of release
- 2000
- Recording date
- 11 Nov 1995
- Transmission details
- 18 Nov 1996 at 19:45 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)
- Duration
- 120 mins
Credits
- Director
- Peter Kavanagh
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Barrington Pheloung
- Adaptor for Radio
- Peter Kavanagh
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Merchant of Venice, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Commercially released as part of the BBC Radio collection series in 2000, the cassettes and CDs of the production are no longer in distribution (March 2006).
- General
- Warren Mitchell, who also played Shylock in the 1980 BBC TV production, is cast alongside his daughter, Georgina Mitchell, who in this production acts the part of Shylock’s daughter Jessica.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Archive
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Merchant of Venice, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67973 (Accessed 03 Oct 2024)