SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio version of Shakespeare’s play produced by John Gibson. With Patrick Wymark in the title role and Phyllis Neilson-Terry as Volumnia. The music is composed by John Buckland and conducted by Peter Gellhorn.

Series

World Theatre

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

27 Apr 1959 at 20:05 (Channel: BBC Home Service)

Duration

160 (incl. interval)

Availability

Unknown

Credits

Producer

John Gibson

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

John Buckland

Contributor

Peter Gellhorn

Cast

Patrick Wymark	Caius Martius Coriolanus
Phyllis Neilson-Terry	Volumnia
John Dearth	Tullus Aufidius
Maurice Denham	Menenius Agrippa
John Gabriel	Cominius
Betty Baskomb	Valeria
Denys Hawthorne	Volscian Guard (Watchman)
Ella Milne	Citizen (Rome)
Frank Windsor	Citizen (Rome)
Gabriel Woolf	Volscian Guard (Watchman)
Gabrielle Blunt	Young Martius
Harold Reese	Citizen (Rome)
John Bennett	Citizen (Rome)
John Cazabon	Citizen (Rome)
Judy Bailey	Virgilia
Leigh Crutchley	Citizen (Rome)
Peter Wilde	Lieutenant
Philip Cunningham	Titus Lartius
Ralph Truman	Junius Brutus
William Fox	Sicinius Velutus
William Ingram	Roman Herald (Messenger)

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Coriolanus

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

Rehearsals: 14/3/1959-21/3/1959

History

Transmitted in two parts with a 15-minute interval for the news at 9 p.m.

Textual information

A script of this programme is held in the Shakespeare Collection of the Birmingham Central Library.

Reviews

Source: Radio Times, Times. John Gibson introduces his production in Radio Times, 24 April 1959, p. 6.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)