Taming of the Shrew, The
- Synopsis
- Godfrey Tearle and Mary Hinton perform as Petruccio and Kate in this radio version of the play adapted for radio and produced by Peter Creswell. With incidental music played by the BBC Variety Orchestra under the direction of Kneale Kelley.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 10 Mar 1935 at 17:35 (Channel: BBC National Programme)
- Duration
- 90 mins
- Availability
- No recording extant
Credits
- Producer
- Peter Creswell
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Kneale Kelley
- Adaptor for Radio
- Peter Creswell
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Taming of the Shrew, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- General
- The Radio Times listing, announcing the broadcast of "Godfrey Tearle and Mary Hinton in the Witty and pleasant conceited Comedy called The Taming of the Shrew", playfully alludes to the title of an anonymous play published in 1594, which is believed to be a plagiarism of Shakespeare’s play: A Pleasant Conceited Historie, called The taming of a Shrew. As it was sundry times acted by the Right honorable the Earle of Pembrook his servants.
As Petruchio Godfrey Tearle performs a part he never played before. - Textual information
- A written transcript of the production is held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.
- Reviews
- Source: The Radio Times, BBC Programme Records 1933-1935
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Taming of the Shrew, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av69673 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)