SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio adaptation of Shakespeare’s play produced by Howard Rose and R. E. Jeffrey, starring Robert Atkins as Bottom. Mendelssohn’s incidental music is performed by the Wireless Chorus and Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Percy Pitt.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

21 Jun 1927 at 20:00 (Channel: BBC)

Duration

120 (without interval)

Availability

No copy extant

Credits

Producer

Howard Rose; R. E. Jeffrey

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Felix Mendelssohn

Cast

Eric Shakespeare	Theseus
Dorothy Freshwater	Hippolyta
Keith Pyott	Oberon
Natalie Moya	Titania
Andrew Leigh	Puck (Robin Goodfellow)
A. Carlow Brand
Alec Johnstone	Snug
Alexander Gray	Demetrius
Dorothy Holmes-Gore	Helena
Douglas Burbidge	Lysander
Horace Sequeira	Francis Flute
Ivor Barnard	Egeus
John MacLean	Robin Starveling
Kate Winter
Leonard Calvert	Tom Snout
Lilian Harrison	Hermia
Lorna Hubbard
Nona Benet	Peaseblossom
Robert Atkins	Nick Bottom
Wallace Evennett	Peter Quince
Wynne Ajello

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

Transmitted in 2 60-minute parts with a 40-minute interval. Part 1: 20.00. Part 2: 21.40.

Reviews

Source: BBC Programme Records, The Times

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)