SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio version of Shakespeare’s play produced and adapted for broadcasting by Rayner Heppenstall that uses Charles and Mary Lamb’s summary of the play from their Tales from Shakespeare as narrative framework. With Harold Kasket as Shylock and Olive Gregg as Portia. Carleton Hobbs narrates.

Series

World Theatre

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

26 Sep 1966 at 20:30 (Channel: BBC Home Service)

Duration

90 mins

Availability

Unknown

Credits

Producer

Rayner Heppenstall

Writer

Charles Lamb; Mary Lamb; William Shakespeare

Adaptor for Radio

Rayner Heppenstall

Cast

Harold Kasket	Shylock
Robert Eddison	Antonio
Frank Duncan	Bassanio
Olive Gregg	Portia
Heron Carvic	Gratiano
Anthony Hall	Lorenzo
Barbara Mitchell	Nerissa
Carleton Hobbs	Charles Lamb
Patricia Leventon	Jessica
Stephen Jack	Duke of Venice

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Merchant of Venice, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Reviews

Source: Radio Times, The Times
Heppenstall writes about the challenges of abridging the play for radio in ‘The Merchant and the Moneylender’, Radio Times, 22 September 1966, p. 27.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)