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
Brett UsherDon Miguel
Jonathan OliverRichard Burbage
Miguel PeñarandaCervantes
Norman JonesBishop of Valladolid
Norman JonesSir Philip Spender
Petra MarkhamAnne Shakespeare
Petra MarkhamSusanna Hall
Robert GlenisterWilliam Shakespeare
Stephen GarlickRobert Armin
Stephen Thorne (2)Lope de Vega
Timothy CarltonDr Guzman
Timothy CarltonDr John Hall
Valentine PelkaJack Rice
William SimonsEarl of Rutland

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)
Name

European Broadcasting Union (EBU)

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email
listening@bl.uk
Web
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Phone
020 7412 7676
Fax
020 7412 7441
Address
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB

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Shakespeare, "Meeting in Valladolid, A". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71069 (Accessed 26 Dec 2024)