SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio play by David Pownall, directed by Eoin O’Callaghan. Set in England in 1610, an historical fiction about the publication of the King James I’s new Bible. It tells the story of how the King (Hugh Ross), informed by Shakespeare (Edward Petherbridge) that the inclusion of the Revelation of St John will lead to revolution, travels to Oxford in order to prevent this part of the Bible from being published. Shakespeare, meanwhile, decides to write one last play...

Series

Sunday Play

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Recording date

7 Feb 1992

Transmission details

7 Feb 1993 at 19:30 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)

Duration

95 mins

Credits

Director

Eoin O’Callaghan

Writer

David Pownall

Cast

David Learner	Stage Manager
Edward Petherbridge	Will Shakespeare
Eric Allan	Saville
Garard Green	Hutten
Gary King	Prince Charlie
Hugh Dickson	Abbot
Hugh Ross	King James I
John Church	Montague
John Webb	Ravis
Melanie Hudson	Robin
Michael Tudor Barnes	Thompson
Peter Penry-Jones	Stanley
Robert Mcintosh	Marbellus
Robert Stephens	St John the Divine
Siriol Jenkins	Queen Anne

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Tempest, The

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); King James I; Bible (Authorised King James Version)

Notes

Reviews

Robert Hanks, ‘Apocalypse then’, The Independent, 9 February 1993, p. 14.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

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Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

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