SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio adaptation of the play specially adapted for broadcasting in a Prologue and seven scenes by Val Gielgud and E.A. Harding. With Robert Speaight as Prospero, Angela Baddeley as Miranda and Ralph Richardson as Caliban. The music is composed and arranged by Kate Coates and Leslie Woodgate and performed by the BBC Theatre Orchestra, conductor Leslie Woodgate.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

14 Jun 1936 at 17:20 (Channel: BBC National Programme)

Duration

130 mins

Availability

No copy extant

Credits

Producer

Val Gielgud

Music

Kate Coates; Leslie Woodgate

Adaptor for Radio

E. A. Harding; Val Gielgud

Cast

Robert Speaight	Prospero
Angela Baddeley	Miranda
Leslie French	Ariel
Ralph Richardson	Caliban
Hubert Gregg	Ferdinand
Andrew Churchman	Alonso
Barbara Dillon	Iris
Deering Wells	Antonio
Francis de Wolff	Master of the Ship
George Howe	Trinculo
H.O. Nicholson	Gonzalo
Hermione Hannen	Juno
Hillary Eaves	Ceres
Miles Malleson	Stephano
Norman Shelley	Sebastian
Philip Wade	Boatswain

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Tempest, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

According to Radio Times, issue dated 5 June 1936, this was the sixth broadcast of the play on BBC radio ('Tempest on the Way’, p. 4)
An earlier broadcast of this production with a slightly different cast was transmitted 22/2/1931 (see separate entry).

Textual information

A written transcript of the production is held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.

Reviews

Source: Radio Times, issue dated June 12 1936, BBC Programme Records 1933-1935.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)