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 WurschmidtOphelia

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
Name

Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email
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

Email
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)