The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice
- Synopsis
- Radio version of Shakespeare’s play adapted and produced by Peter Creswell. With Godfrey Tearle in the title role, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies as Desdemona and Malcolm Keen as Iago. Incidental music composed and conducted by Leslie Woodgate. Diana Poulton plays traditional lute music.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 6 Oct 1933 at 17:30 (Channel: BBC National Programme)
- Duration
- 120 mins
- Availability
- No copy extant
Credits
- Producer
- Peter Creswell
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Leslie Woodgate
- Adaptor for Radio
- Peter Creswell
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Othello
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- History
- First play in a new series of Sunday Shakespeare broadcasts.
- Textual information
- A written transcript of the production is held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.
- Reviews
- Herbert Farjeon comments on the play and the importance of race, something, he argues, is blunted in contemporary stage versions of the play, in ‘Othello was a Black Man’, Radio Times, 6 October 1933, p. 9.
The Times review was positive, suggesting that "The merits of Othello as a tragedy spoken by disembodied voices ... were fully preserved in the adaptation ... .We might lament the loss of a piece of theatrical art, but the tragedy emerged as a coherent and uninterrupted poem, having the power, sometimes denied it by imperfect stage performance, of sweeping the audience over awkward questions of psychological probability." ('Broadcast Drama, 9 October 1933, p.12)
Source: BBC Programme Records 1933-1935, Radio Times, The Times
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "The Tragedy of Othello, The Moor of Venice". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av70435 (Accessed 27 Dec 2024)