Meeting in Valladolid, A
- Synopsis
- Radio play by Anthony Burgess based on his short story of the same name. The story tells of a meeting between Shakespeare and Cervantes while the King’s Men entertain at an Anglo-Spanish peace conference in 1606. Titus Andronicus is a flop and Shakespeare, inspired by seeing a bullfight, rewrites Hamlet and doubles its length, introducing Falstaff as a character. At the close of the play Hamlet ascends the throne. Cervantes is unimpressed and a disillusioned Shakespeare contracts syphilis on the way home and dies from the disease ten years later. A Spanish negotiator insists that the First Folio must be published to make a trilogy with the Bible and Don Quixote. [With acknowledgement for plot detail to Susanne Greenhalgh].
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 10 Apr 1991 at 21:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
- Duration
- 95 mins
Credits
- Director
- Walter Acosta
- Writer
- Anthony Burgess
- Music
- Philip Pickett
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- General
- Produced for European Radio Week. The play was transmitted simultaneously across Europe in ten languages.
- Reviews
- Susanne Greenhalgh, ‘Listening to Shakespeare,' Shakespeare on Film, Television and Radio: The Researcher’s Guide (London: Wallflower Press, 2009).
Sponsor
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Archive
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Meeting in Valladolid, A". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71069 (Accessed 26 Dec 2024)