Birmingham Repertory Company in ‘Fratricide Punished’
- Synopsis
- Stage play by William Poel performed by the Birmingham Repertory Players under Bernard Hepton, adapted and produced for broadcasting by Peter Dews. Loosely related to the Quarto version of Hamlet it stars Mark Kingston as Hamlet, Janet Hollander as Ophelia and Ian Richardson as Francisco, Jens and Leonhardus.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 2 Feb 1959 at 21:15 (Channel: BBC Home Service)
- Duration
- 70 mins
- Availability
- Unknown
Credits
- Director
- Bernard Hepton
- Producer
- Peter Dews
- Writer
- William Poel
- Adaptor for Radio
- Peter Dews
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- Birmingham Repertory Players
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- A typescript of the production is held at the Birmingham Central Reference Library.
- General
- The typescript records rehearsals for 16/1/1959 and from 24/1-25/1/1959.
- Reviews
- On Poel’s take on Hamlet see Peter Holland, ‘Shakespeare Abbreviated’, in The Cambridge Guide to Shakespeare and Popular Culture, ed. Robert Shaughnessy (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007), p. 32.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Birmingham Repertory Company in ‘Fratricide Punished’". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av69822 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)