Summer’s Lease
- Synopsis
- Radio programme featuring a pastoral sequence from Shakespeare’s plays, songs and sonnets, prefaced by Sonnet 18 from which the title is derived. Includes scenes from As You Like It, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Winter’s Tale, The Tempest and Cymbeline acted by a cast including Robert Harris, Harcourt Williams, Felix Aylmer, Leslie French, and others.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 7 Jun 1942 at 15:30 (Channel: BBC Home Service)
- Duration
- 45 mins
- Availability
- No copy extant
Credits
- Producer
- Barbara Burnham
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Adaptor for Radio
- Barbara Burnham
- Cast
Cherry Cottrell Felix Aylmer Harcourt Williams Jean Anderson Leslie French Peter Cozens Robert Harris Rosamund Greenwood Roy Emerton Terry Hazel
Additional Details
- Production type
- Other
- Plays
- As You Like It; Cymbeline; Midsummer Night’s Dream, A; Tempest, The; Winter’s Tale, The
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Pastoral
Notes
- Reviews
- Source: The Times, Radio Times
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Summer’s Lease". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av70666 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)