Great Shakespeare Jubilee, The
- Synopsis
- Radio broadcast. A programme for the Bicentenary of the death of David Garrick in January 1779.
For three days in September 1769 Garrick master-minded the Shakespeare Jubilee at Stratford-upon-Avon in a storm of publicity, praise and detraction -
"A Jubilee, as it hath lately appeared, is a public invitation to go to an obscure borough to celebrate a great poet whose own works have made him immortal, by an ode without poetry, music without harmony, dinner without victuals and lodging without bed..." (Samuel Foote). For all its chaos, the Jubilee put Stratford on the map; and Garrickās near-disaster became a personal triumph when he re-staged its best moments at Drury Lane. The programme recreates a remarkable occasion from eye-witness accounts. Edward Kelsey narrates. - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 17 Jan 1979 at 19:45 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)
- Duration
- 60 mins
- Availability
- Unknown
Credits
- Producer
- Colin Smith (2)
- Contributor
- Edward Kelsey
- Cast
Clifford Norgate Gabriel Woolf David Garrick Gordon Gardner Gordon Reid Haydn Jones James Thomason Katherine Parr
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Garrick, David (1717-1779); Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Great Shakespeare Jubilee, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av76360 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)