SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio version of Shakespeare’s play adapted for radio by J. C. Trevin and produced by Wilfrid Grantham. With Baliol Holloway in the title role, Sonia Dresdel as Tamora and George Hayes as Aaron. With incidental music composed by Norman Demuth. The play is narrated by Neville Hartley in the character of Aaron’s son.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Recording date

14 Mar 1953

Transmission details

15 Mar 1953 at 18:00 (Channel: BBC Third Programme)

Duration

130 (incl. interval)

Availability

Unknown

Credits

Producer

Wilfrid Grantham

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Norman Demuth

Adaptor for Radio

J. C. Trewin

Cast

Baliol Holloway	Titus Andronicus
George Hayes	Aaron
Sonia Dresdel	Tamora
Wilfrid Walter	Marcus Andronicus
Jeanette Tregarthen	Lavinia
Alan Tilvern	Demetrius
Anthony Jacobs	Saturninus
Anthony Mariott	Mutius
Aubrey Richards	Publius
Brian Hayes	Clown
Christine Castor	Nurse
Dafydd Havard	Young Lucius
Douglas Hayes	Martius
Hamilton Dyce	Captain
Hugh Manning
John Cazabon
John Moffatt	Chiron
Michael O’Halloran
Neville Hartley	Aaron the Younger
Noel Iliff	Emillius
Norman Mitchell
Richard Bebb	Quintus
Rolf Lefebvre	Bassianus
William Fox	Lucius

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Titus Andronicus

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

A BBC recording

General

Rehearsals: 9/3/1953-14/3/1953

History

Broadcast with a ten-minute musical interval at 7.15pm
Last in a series of three seldom-performed Shakespeare plays that the BBC produced for broadcasting in 1953. See separate entries for Pericles (15/2/1953) and Timon of athens (18/1/1953).

Textual information

A written transcript of the production is held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.

Reviews

Source: The Times, Radio Times

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)