SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio drama written by Linda Marshall Griffiths and produced by Nadia Molinari. Inspired by Shakespeare’s King Lear, the drama follows three estranged sisters on a journey to find their father who disappeared 37 years earlier, exploring illusion and disillusion, the boundaries of love and the extremes of grief.
"Echoing Shakespeare’s King Lear, we see Austin, an old man, raving on Brighton Beach, as he wanders through the gaps in his own life, conjuring all the things he left behind." (BBC programme information).

Series

Drama on 3

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

22 Jan 2012 at 20:30 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)

Duration

90 mins

Credits

Producer

Nadia Molinari

Writer

Linda Marshall Griffiths

Cast

Oliver Cotton	Austin (Lear)
Deborah McAndrew	Lena
Ifan Meredith	Charlie
Jake Norton	Tom
Jo Hartley	Nell
Julia Ford	Maggie
Russell Richardson	Terry
Russell Richardson	Dave
Tom Rolinson	Ivan

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

King Lear

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Reviews

Source: Radio Times, BBC Programme Information http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b019m11n (accessed 1/2012)

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BoB

Email

bob@learningonscreen.ac.uk

Web

https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand External site opens in new window

Phone

020 3743 2345

Address

Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council
330 Holborn Gate
1st Floor, Suite 120
London
WC1V 7QH

Notes

Formerly a service from BUFVC, British Universities Film & Video Council

Name

British Library Sound Archive, Oral History

Email

oralhistory@bl.uk

Web

http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelprestype/sound/ohist/oralhistory.html External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7412 7404

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB