Twelfth Night
- Synopsis
- Radio adaptation of Sydney Carroll’s production of Twelfth Night originally shown at the Open-Air Theatre, Regent’s Park, London and directed by Cyril Wood. Margaretta Scott stars as Viola, Jack Hawkins is Orsino, Nigel Playfair speaks the part of Sir Toby Belch. The music is selected and arranged by Herman Finck. Rosabel Watson directs.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 8 Jul 1934 at 17:30 (Channel: BBC National Programme)
- Duration
- 105 mins
- Availability
- No copy extant
Credits
- Director
- Cyril Wood; Sydney W. Carroll
- Producer
- Robert Atkins
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Hermann Finck
- Contributor
- Lewis Schaverien; Rosabel Watson
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Open-Air Theatre, Regent’s Park, London
- Theatre company
- Open-Air Theatre Company
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Twelfth Night
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Open-air theatre
Notes
- Notes
- Recorded at BBC studios with the original cast.
- History
- Originally performed at the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, London, July 1934. Part of a loose series of Shakespeare adaptations broadcast on Sunday evenings on BBC National Programme.
- Textual information
- A written transcript of the production is held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.
- Reviews
- Val Gielgud discusses the merits of adapting the open-air theatre performance for radio in ‘A Breath of Open Air Comes to the Studio’, The Radio Times, 44:562, 6 July 1934, p. 8.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Twelfth Night". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av69551 (Accessed 13 Feb 2026)