SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

German radio version of Shakespeare’s play adapted for broadcasting by Ernst Schnabel and produced by Fritz Wendhausen. With Tatjana Sais and Erwin Linder in the title roles.

Language

English

Country

Germany

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

1 Jul 1948 (Channel: Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR))

Duration

90 mins

Availability

No recording copy known

Credits

Producer

Fritz Wendhausen

Writer

William Shakespeare

Adaptor for Radio

Ernst Schnabel

Cast

Erwin Linder	Mark Antony
Tatjana Sais	Cleopatra
Hans Quest	Octavius Caesar
Heinz Klevenow	Enobarbus
Charlotte Witthauer	Charmian
Claus Hofer	Eros
Hans Bauer	Dolabella
Hardy Krüger
Heinz Suchantke	Alexas
Hermann Lenschau	Tyräus (Taurus)
Inge Franzen	Iras
Joseph Offenbach	Lepidus
Joseph Offenbach	Farmer from the Nile
Karl Bruno
Karl-Heinz Jage	Dercetus
Karl-Walter Fleischer
Peter Schorn
Renate Densow	Octavia
Willy Hochapfel
Willy Schweissguth	Ambassador
Willy Schweissguth	Soothsayer

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Antony and Cleopatra

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Produced by NWDR Hamburg.

History

Original transmission time unknown.

Reviews

Source: ARD radio drama archive (Hörspiel-Archiv) at http://www.ard.de/radio/hoerspiel-lesung/hoerspielarchiv (accessed 11/2008).

Production Company

Name

Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk (NWDR)

Notes

On 1 January 1956, the NWDR was succeeded by Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) and Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR).