SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio broadcast on an excerpt from Othello that focuses on the character of Emilia. Arranged for radio by Herbert Farjeon and produced by Mary Hope Allen. With Leslie Stokes as speaker.

Series

Radio Theatre: Shakespeare’s Characters

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

24 Sep 1944 at 12:30 (Channel: BBC General Forces Programme)

Duration

30 mins

Availability

Unknown

Credits

Producer

Mary Hope Allen

Writer

William Shakespeare

Adaptor for Radio

Herbert Farjeon

Cast

Abraham Sofaer	Othello
Sara Jackson	Desdemona
John Wyse	Iago
Roy Dean	Michael Cassio
Freda Jackson	Emilia
David Peel	Gratiano
Leslie Stokes	Speaker
Neal Arden	Montano

Additional Details

Production type

Other

Plays

Othello

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

The transcript credits John Witty as playing Cassio.

General

According to the programme notes in London Calling, "Mr. Farjeon had always been interested in the big figures among the secondary characters in Shakespeare’s plays. In this series he expands upon their personalities, illustrating his theories by some of the scenes in which these characters appear" (No. 302: 1945, p. 20)

History

Episode 16 in the series.
Also broadcast on the BBC External Service on the following dates and regions:
26 September 1944 - African
27 September 1944 - Pacific
28 September 1944 - N. American
29 September 1944 - General Overseas Service

Textual information

A written transcript of the production is held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.

Reviews

Source: The Times, Radio Times
Annotated radio scripts of all the 18 episodes in the series are being held at the University of Bristol Theatre Collection.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)