SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio version of Hamlet produced in its entirety by Cedric Messina with Michael Redgrave in the title role. The music by Elisabeth Lutyens is conducted by Edward Clark. Douglas Storm narrates.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

23 Oct 1960 at 17:40 (Channel: BBC Third Programme)

Duration

255 (incl. interval)

Availability

Unknown

Credits

Producer

Cedric Messina

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Elizabeth Lutyens

Contributor

Edward Clark

Cast

Michael Redgrave	Hamlet
Basil Sydney	Claudius
Coral Browne	Gertrude
Barry Jones (2)	Polonius
Jane Wenham	Ophelia
David Spenser	Lucianus
David Spenser	Francisco
Douglas Storm	Narrator
Gabriel Woolf	Barnardo
Henry Davies	Cornelius
Henry Davies	Prologue
Hugh Dickson	Guildenstern
John Glen	Player (1)
John Humphrey	Laertes
John Rye	Osric
John Watson	Captain
John Westbrook	Fortinbras
Jon Rollason	Gravedigger (2)
Keith Williams	Marcellus
Malcolm Hayes	Rosencrantz
Michael Aldridge	Horatio
Norman Shelley	Gravedigger (1)
Paul Vieyra	Player Queen
Rolf Lefebvre	Voltemand
William Devlin	Ghost

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

Broadcast in three parts with a 15-minute musical interval at 6.30 pm and a 65-minute programme interval at 8.30 pm.

Textual information

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

Reviews

Source: Radio Times, The Times

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)