SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio broadcast relayed live from Wilton’s Hall in London. Comic duo Karl Minns and Owen Evans (the Nimmo twins) host a guide to fooling that is illustrated by fools scenes from Shakespeare, performed by a cast of actors and clowns. With music by Harvey Brough.

Series

Sunday Play

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

31 Dec 2000 at 19:30 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)

Duration

65 mins

Credits

Director

Kate Rowland

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Harvey Brough

Cast

Roger Lloyd Pack	Hamlet
Sylvestra Le Touzel	Cleopatra
Sylvester McCoy	Macduff
Sylvester McCoy	Malvolio
Sylvestra Le Touzel	Feste
Joss Ackland	Sir Toby Belch
Joss Ackland	Corin
Joss Ackland	Old Gobbo
Louis Hilyer	Gravedigger (1)
Matilda Ziegler	Maria
Roger Lloyd Pack	Porter
Sylvester McCoy	Clown
Sylvester McCoy	Launcelot Gobbo
Sylvester McCoy	Gravedigger (2)
Sylvester McCoy	Earl of Kent
Sylvestra Le Touzel	Horatio

Additional Details

Production type

Sitcoms/Variety

Plays

Antony and Cleopatra; As You Like It; Hamlet; King Lear; Macbeth; Merchant of Venice, The; Twelfth Night

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

fools; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB