Ophelia and the Words
- Alternative title
- Ophelia und die Wörter
- Synopsis
- Radio play. English-language version of the performance work originally written by Austrian playwright Gerhard Rühm. Rühm’s radio play deconstructs the role of Ophelia by extracting all the key nouns and verbs from her speeches in Shakespeare’s play. This spiralling chain of words and sounds surround and enclose the character of Ophelia who loses her linguistic grip on the world.
- Series
- Werke des Studio Akustische Kunst Nr. 95
- Language
- English
- Country
- Germany
- Medium
- Radio
- Recording date
- 21 Oct 1986
- Transmission details
- 12 May 1987 at 21:00 (Channel: WDR 3)
- Duration
- 23 mins
Credits
- Director
- Klaus Schöning
- Writer
- Gerhard Rühm; William Shakespeare
- Contributor
- Robert Goss
- Adaptor for Radio
- Klaus Schöning
- Cast
Sigrid Wurschmidt Ophelia
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Ophelia und die Wörter
Notes
- Notes
- The English language version as realised by Klaus Schoening is part of a CD compilation of Ruehm’s major acoustic works. Available online from Wergo (www.wergo.de), order number: WER 63062.
- General
- Transatlantic co-production of the German radio station Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) with Pacifica’s KPFA Radio in Berkeley, California.
- History
- The radio play was originally produced and transmitted by the WDR Studio Akustische Kunst in Germany in 1969 (see separate entry).
- Textual information
- English translation by Robert Goss
Production Company
- Name
KPFA
- Web
- http://www.kpfa.org/ External site opens in new window
- Address
- 1929 M L King Jr Way
Berkeley,
CA 94704
California
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
- Name
Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
- bibliothek@kah-bonn.de
- Web
- http://www.kah-bonn.de/index.htm?bibliothek/akustik_e.htm External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +49(0)228 / 9171-213
- Address
- Bibliothek
Museumsmeile Bonn Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 4
Bonn
53113
Germany - Notes
- Library
Online Retailer
- Name
Wergo
- Web
- http://www.wergo.de/ External site opens in new window
- Notes
- A division of Schott Music & Media
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Ophelia and the Words". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68566 (Accessed 13 Nov 2024)