Don Armado
- Synopsis
- Radio broadcast that focuses on the character of the ‘fantastical Spaniard’ a the court of Ferdinand, King of Navarre in Love’s Labour’s Lost. Produced by Mary Hope Allen with commentary by Herbert Farjeon.
With George Hayes as Don Armado. - Series
- Radio Theatre: Shakespeare’s Characters
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 25 Oct 1943 at 11:30 (Channel: BBC World Service)
- Duration
- 29 mins
- Availability
- Unknown
Credits
- Producer
- Mary Hope Allen
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Adaptor for Radio
- Herbert Farjeon
- Cast
George Hayes Don Adriano de Armado
Additional Details
- Production type
- Other
- Plays
- Love’s Labour’s Lost
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- 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
- Fourth episode in the series transmitted every fourth week on the External Service:
25/10//1943 General Overseas Service, 11:30-11:59 (GMT)
27/10/1943 North American Service, 1:15 GMT (21:15 EWT)
25/10/1943 African Service, 16:45 GMT
27/10/1943 Pacific Service, 21:00 GMT - Reviews
- Source: London Calling
Annotated radio scripts of all the 18 episodes in the series are being held at the University of Bristol Theatre Collection.
Production Company
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Don Armado". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av70979 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)