SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio music programme, inspired by the works of Shakespeare. The Northern Studio Orchestra, directed by John Bridge, plays Edward German’s Overture to ‘Richard III’, various pieces from Quilter’s Suite (As You Like It), O’Neill’s ‘Two Shakespearean Sketches’, pieces from Coleridge-Taylor’s Suite for ‘Othello’ and German’s Incidental music for ‘Romeo and Juliet’. Arthur Wilkes (tenor) sings songs composed by (Love’s Labour Lost and As You Like It), R. J. Stevens (Much Ado About Nothing and The Winter’s Tale), Parry (Cymbeline), Austin (As You Like It), Redgrove Cripps (Twelfth Night) and Quilter (Measure for Measure and Twelfth Night).

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

4 Apr 1934 at 18:30 (Channel: BBC)

Duration

105 (incl. interval)

Availability

No copy extant

Credits

Music

Edward German; Greenhill; Norman O’Neill; R. J. S. Stevens; Roger Quilter; Thomas Arne

Contributor

John Bridge

Cast

John Wilkes

Additional Details

Production type

Other

Plays

As You Like It; Love’s Labour’s Lost; Much Ado About Nothing; Richard III; Winter’s Tale, The

Subjects

Music

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); musical adaptations

Notes

Reviews

Source: BBC Programme Records 1933-1935

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)