Twelfth Night or What You Will
- Synopsis
- Radio adaptation of Shakespeare’s play directed by Sally Avens, featuring Audio Drama award winners Rosie Cavaliero as Maria and David Tennant as Malvolio. Music composed by Roger Goula.
- Series
- Drama on 3
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 22 Apr 2012 at 20:30 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
- Duration
- 120 mins
Credits
- Director
- Sally Avens
- Producer
- Jessica Dromgoole; Sally Avens
- Music
- Roger Goula
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Twelfth Night
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- General
- The same radio acting company features in the Drama on 3 productions of Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, and a repeat of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, all broadcast in May 2012 (see separate entries).
- History
- Part of the BBC’s Shakespeare Unlocked season and the first of three new radio productions of Shakespeare’s plays produced by BBC Radio 3 in 2012. Broadcast as part of BBC radio 3’s Shakespeare and Love season.
- Reviews
- Source: Radio Times, BBC programme information http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01g4vgj
E Jane Dickson, "The Bard takes gold", Radio Times 21-27 April 2012, pp-114-115.
Review by Scott Matthewman, The Stage, "Unlocking Shakespeare on the Radio’, 16 April 2012, http://blogs.thestage.co.uk/tvtoday/2012/04/unlocking-shakespeare-on-radio/ (accessed May 2012)
"The cast is incredibly strong David Tennant (Malvolio) and Rosie Cavalliero (Maria) grab all the headlines, but Ron Cook’s Sir Toby Belch is glorious. And while the big names dominate the part of the story that sees uppity servant Malvolio tricked into believing that he is loved by his mistress, the main plot’s more romantic undertones are beautifully served by Naomi Frederick as Viola/Cesario, Paul Ready’s Orsino and Vanessa Kirby’s Olivia.
(Incidentally, if you get the chance, listen to the play with a copy of the script in your hand. It’s enlightening just how much of Act I in particular gets rejigged, making sure to introduce each character by name wherever possible until the listener can comfortably identify each character.)"
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Archive
- Name
BoB
- 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
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Twelfth Night or What You Will". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av74062 (Accessed 06 Oct 2024)