Recorded Scenes from Shakespeare’s Comedy ‘Twelfth Night’
- Synopsis
- Tenth broadcast in a series offering condensed versions of plays performed at the theatre. Recorded scenes from Shakespeare’s play as presented by the Council for Encouragement of Music and Arts onstage at Theatre Royal, Bristol. Adapted and produced for broadcasting by Mary Hope Allen, with Walter Hudd as Malvolio and Wendy Miller as Viola.
- Series
- From the Theatre in Wartime
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 1 Nov 1943 at 21:20 (Channel: BBC Home Service)
- Duration
- 30 mins
- Availability
- No copy extant
Credits
- Producer
- Mary Hope Allen
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Adaptor for Radio
- Mary Hope Allen
- Cast
Wendy Miller Viola (later disguised as Cesario) Pat Laffan Olivia Walter Hudd Malvolio
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- Council for Encouragement of Music and Arts (CEMA)
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Twelfth Night
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Touring productions
Notes
- General
- The CEMA touring company under the direction of Walter Hudd was at the time mainly playing in the Royal Ordnance and munition worker hostels.
- History
- Episode 10 in the series
- Stills
- A productions still with Walter Hudd and Wendy Hiller is reprinted in the Radio Times, 29 October 1943, p. 8.
- Reviews
- Source: Times, Radio Times
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Recorded Scenes from Shakespeare’s Comedy ‘Twelfth Night’". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av70676 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)