SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Radio drama by Glynn Maxwell. On a hot summer day the King’s Men in Southwark are performing ‘The Life of King Henry VIII’. The same day in June the Globe theatre burned down. There are many eye witness accounts but unanswered question. Are rumours of royal involvement to be credited? Did the Burbages really do well out of the fire? What is the connection between these events and the end of the career of England’s most illustrious playwright? And where do a clown’s trousers come into all this?

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

8 May 2015 at 14:15 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)

Duration

45 mins

Credits

Director

Frank Stirling

Producer

Frank Stirling

Writer

Glynn Maxwell

Cast

Adam Gillen	Toby Tallboy
David Westhead	Richard Burbage
Jane Horrocks	Queen Anne
Jasper Britton	William Shakespeare
Simon Greenall	Henry Condell
Simon Greenall	John Fletcher

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre

Production Company

Name

Unique Broadcasting

Archive

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BoB

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bob@learningonscreen.ac.uk

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020 3743 2345

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Notes

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

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British Library Sound Archive

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