SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio version of Shakespeare’s comedy adapted by Dulcima Glasby and produced by Howard Rose. Henry Ainley is Benedick and Marie Ney stars as Beatrice. Anthony Pendrill narrates. Music by Edward German is played by the BBC Theatre Orchestra. Stanford Robinson conducts.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

14 May 1933 at 15:31 (Channel: BBC Regional Programme)

Duration

99 mins

Availability

No archive copy known

Credits

Producer

Howard Rose

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Edward German

Contributor

Stanford Robinson

Adaptor for Radio

Dulcima Glasby

Cast

Marie Ney	Beatrice
Henry Ainley	Benedick
Geoffrey Wincott	Claudio
Ralph Truman	Don Pedro
Charles Lefeaux	Dogberry
Anthony Pendrill	Narrator
Arthur Evans	Don John
Cecil Trouncer	Sexton
Dorothy Darke	Ursula
Ernest Digges	Borachio
Frederick Sargent	Friar Francis
Henry Morrell	Antonio
J. Fisher White	Leonato
John Armstrong	Balthasar
John Glendenning	Margaret
Miriam Adams	Hero
Richard Goolden	Verges
William Daunt	Conrade

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Much Ado About Nothing

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Reviews

Source: BBC Programme Records 1933-1935; Radio Times

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)