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

Name

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Archive

Name

Library and Archives Canada

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How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Prelude to Macbeth". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71473 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)