Prelude to Macbeth
- Alternative title
- Gruach
- Synopsis
- Radio play. One act verse drama by Gordon Bottomley which envisages the events leading up to Macbeth. Adapted for radio by Mona Scott Stoddart.
- Series
- Cbc Stage
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 15 Apr 1956 (Channel: CBS)
- Duration
- 60 mins
Credits
- Director
- Esse W. Ljungh
- Producer
- Esse W. Ljungh
- Writer
- Gordon Bottomley; Morna Scott Stoddart
- Music
- Morris Surdin
- Cast
Betty Leighton Jane Mallett Jeremy Wilkin John Drainie Katherine Blake Kathleen Kidd Sandra Scott Tommy Tweed
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Bottomley’s play was published 1921 under the title Gruach but is titled Prelude to Macbeth by Libraries and Archives Canada. The Libraries and Archives Canada catalogue notes ‘no consultation copy’ (10/2008).
- History
- The play was first performed at the Atheneum Theatre in Glasgow in 1923 and the St. Martin’s Theatre in London in 1924.
Production Company
Archive
- Name
Library and Archives Canada
- Web
- http://www.collectionscanada.ca External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (613) 996-5115
- Fax
- (613) 996-6274
- Address
- 395 Wellington Street
Ottawa
ON K11 ON4
Canada
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Prelude to Macbeth". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71473 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)