Last Plays, The
- Synopsis
- Last in a series of ten educational radio programmes in which various aspects of Shakespeare’s life and work are discussed by scholars and theatre practitioners with illustrative excerpts from his plays and poems.
In this episode John Gielgud performs in scenes and speeches from The Winter’s Tale and The Tempest. Dorothy Tutin and members of the 1958 Stratford Memorial Theatre Company perform in a scene from The Winter’s Tale. Bonamy Dobree speculates what might have caused Shakespeare to write the plays that seem to be unifies by the theme of ‘lost and found’. - Series
- Living Shakespeare, The
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 3 Dec 1958 at 19:30 (Channel: BBC Network Three)
- Duration
- 30 mins
- Availability
- Unknown
Credits
- Producer
- John Allen; Robert Gittings
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Editor
- John Allen; Robert Gittings
- Contributor
- Bonamy Dobrée
- Cast
Jean England John Gielgud
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- Stratford Memorial Theatre Comapny
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Tempest, The; Winter’s Tale, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- History
- Broadcast as part of the Listen and Learn series on Network Three. The series or part of the series was apparently also broadcast in 15 minute installments. The date for these shorter transmissions is unknown.
- Textual information
- A written transcript of the production is held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.
- Reviews
- Source: Radio Times
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Last Plays, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av70790 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)