Antony and Cleopatra
- Synopsis
- Full version of Shakespeare’s play adapted for radio by Barbara Burnham and produced by Val Gielgud. With Godfrey Tearle and Constance Cummings in the title roles. Denys Blakelock narrates.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 2 Mar 1942 at 20:00 (Channel: BBC Home Service)
- Duration
- 170 (incl. interval)
- Availability
- No copy extant
Credits
- Producer
- Val Gielgud
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Contributor
- Denys Blakelock
- Adaptor for Radio
- Barbara Burnham
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Antony and Cleopatra
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- History
- This ‘full’ version of the play was broadcast as a follow-up to the success with the uncut version of Shaw’s Saint Joan, transmitted on BBC radio in September 1941. Broadcast in two parts with a twenty-minute break fir the news at 21:00.
- Textual information
- A written transcript of the production is held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Antony and Cleopatra". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av70627 (Accessed 11 Dec 2024)