SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio version of Shakespeare’s play adapted for broadcasting and produced by Cedric Messina. With Jimmy Edwards as Falstaff. The choir of the Ealing Grammar School for Boys is conducted by John Railton. Leslie Perrins narrates.

Series

National Theatre of the Air

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

23 Apr 1962 at 20:00 (Channel: BBC Home Service)

Duration

120 mins

Availability

Unknown

Credits

Producer

Cedric Messina

Writer

William Shakespeare

Contributor

John Railton

Adaptor for Radio

Cedric Messina

Cast

Jimmy Edwards	Sir John Falstaff
Moira Lister	Mistress Margaret Page
June Tobin	Mistress Alice Ford
Beryl Reid	Mistress Quickly
John Humphrey	Frank Ford
Anthony Hall	Peter Simple
Donald McKillop	John Rugby
Dorit Welles	Anne Page
Godfrey Kenton	William Page
Haydn Jones	Sir Hugh Evans
James Cossins	Pistol
John Bennett	Abraham Slender
John Pullen	Fenton
Leslie Perrins	Narrator
Malcolm Hayes	Doctor Caius
Nigel Anthony	William Page
Nigel Davenport	Nim
Timothy Bateson	Robert Shallow
Tom Watson	Bardolph
Trevor Martin	Host of the Garter Inn

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Merry Wives of Windsor, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Reviews

Source: Radio Times, The Times

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)