SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio broadcast on an excerpt from the play focuses on the character of Beatrice. Arranged for radio by Herbert Farjeon. With Leslie Stokes as speaker.

Series

Radio Theatre: Shakespeare’s Characters

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

2 Jul 1944 at 14:30 (Channel: BBC General Forces Programme)

Duration

30 mins

Availability

No copy extant

Credits

Producer

Mary Hope Allen

Writer

William Shakespeare

Contributor

Leslie Stokes

Adaptor for Radio

Herbert Farjeon

Cast

Lydia Sherwood	Beatrice
John Laurie	Benedick
David Peel	Claudio
Leslie Perrins	Don Pedro
Anthony Wallis	Messenger
Carleton Hobbs	Leonato
Cherry Cottrell	Ursula
Lucille Lisle	Hero

Additional Details

Production type

Other

Plays

Much Ado About Nothing

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Annotated radio scripts of all the original 18 episodes in the series are being held at the University of Bristol Theatre Collection.

General

According to the programme notes in London Calling, "Mr. Farjeon had always been interested in the big figures among the secondary characters in Shakespeare’s plays. In this series he expands upon their personalities, illustrating his theories by some of the scenes in which these characters appear" (No. 302: 1945, p. 20)

History

Episode 13 of the series.
Also broadcast on the External Service on the following dates and regions:
04 July 1944 - African
05 July 1944 - Pacific
06 July 1944 - N. American

Textual information

A script of this production broadcast is part of the Shakespeare Collection at the Birmingham Central Reference Library.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)