SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio version of Shakespeare’s play arranged and produced by Peter Creswell. With Dennis Arundell in the title role and Marie Ney as Katherine. Music directed by H. Lowe.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

23 Apr 1932 at 21:40 (Channel: BBC National Programme)

Duration

90 mins

Availability

No archive copy known

Credits

Producer

Peter Creswell

Writer

William Shakespeare

Adaptor for Radio

Peter Creswell

Cast

Dennis Arundell	King Henry V
Violet Marquesita	Chorus
Rudolph de Cordova	Archbishop of Canterbury
Marie Ney	Katherine
Carleton Young	Dauphin
A. E. Filmer	Duke of Orleans
A. E. Filmer	Bishop of Ely
Arthur Clay	Montjoy
Arthur Goullet	Constable of France
Carleton Hobbs	Pistol
Carleton Hobbs	King Charles VI of France
Cyril Nash	Nym
Cyril Nash	Earl of Salisbury
Cyril Nash	Governor of Harfleur
Douglas Cox	John Bates
Douglas Ross	Sir Thomas Erpingham
Douglas Ross	Duke of Bourbon
Douglas Ross	Fluellen
Eric Anderson	Duke of Gloucester
Ethel Lodge	Hostess, formerly Mistress Quickly
Franklyn Bellamy	Duke of Burgundy
George Cooke	Gower
Gladys Young	Queen Isabel
Harold Young	Duke of Bedford
Kathleen Boutall	Alice
Leslie Perrins	Duke of Exeter
Murri Moncrieff	Lord Rambures
Murri Moncrieff	Bardolph
Peter Hoar	Duke of York
Philip Wade	Michael Williams
Philip Wade	Earl of Westmoreland

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Henry V

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Transmitted on Daventry National Programme

History

Broadcast as part of the programme accompanying the opening of the New Shakespeare Memorial Theatre

Reviews

Source: Radio Times, issue dated 15 April 1932,
BBC Programme Records 1929-1932.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)