Scottish Play, The
- Synopsis
- Graham Holiday’s radio play is about an amateur dramatic company staging of the famously unlucky play. Michael, the director (Geoffrey Collins), casts his wife and best friend Frank as the Macbeths, little knowing that they have been having a secret affair. Michael becomes increasingly obsessed with the play and risks everything on its production.
- Series
- Play of the Week (BBC World Service)
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 24 Feb 1991 at 01:01 (Channel: BBC World Service)
- Duration
- 60 mins
- Availability
- Unknown
Credits
- Director
- John Cardy
- Writer
- Graham Holliday
- Cast
Geoffrey Collins Michael Graham Chin Alan Mary Wimbush Gwen
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Amateur theatre
Notes
- Reviews
- Jensen, Michael P.,`Radio’, in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006 (p. 543, entry 2367).
Source: BBC World Service, February 1991
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How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Scottish Play, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71020 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)