Merely Players: A Fantasy of Dreams and Dollars
- Alternative title
- Fantasy of Dreams and Dollars, A
- Synopsis
- Satirical radio play by written L. du Garde Peach and produced by Howard Rose and Owen Reed. Set in Stratford-upon-Avon it features an "inquiring American" meeting "money-grabbing inkeepers, a pedantic footnote-monger of a Shakespearean scholar, a Baconian fanatic, and the rest, all gathered together to pay their pompous self-glorifying homage to the immortal Memory".
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 23 Apr 1935 at 20:45 (Channel: BBC Regional Programme)
- Duration
- 46 mins
- Availability
- No copy extant
Credits
- Producer
- Howard Rose; Owen Reed
- Writer
- Lawrence du Garde Peach
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Transmitted on BBC Midland. No cast credits.
- History
- Broadcast repeated on 23/4/1936 (Regional station).
- Reviews
- The Radio Times, programme notes, issue dated 19 April 1935, p. 32.
Source: BBC Programme Records 1933-1935
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Merely Players: A Fantasy of Dreams and Dollars". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av69629 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)