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29 results found for '"Play of the Week (BBC World Service)"' in Series.
Big Life, The (2006 Radio, Video)
aka: The Ska Musical
- Series
- Play of the Week (BBC World Service)
- Director
- Clint Dyer
- Producer
- Rosalynd Ward
Based loosely on the plot of Love’s Labour’s Lost, the action of this much acclaimed ska musical is set in 1950s London. The Big Life follows the fortunes of a group of Caribbean immigrants arriving in...
Much Ado About Nothing (2005 Radio)
- Series
- Play of the Week (BBC World Service)
- Director
- David Hitchinson
Adapted for radio by Paul Brennen, this production of the play is interspersed with interviews with theatre directors, critics and actors including The Daily Telegraph critic Charles Spencer, Cheek by Jowl...
Othello (2004 Radio)
- Series
- Play of the Week (BBC World Service)
- Director
- David Hitchinson
Two-part production of Shakespeare’s play, directed for radio by David Hitchinson. With Hugh Quarshie in the title role and Juliet Aubrey as Desdemona.
Romeo and Juliet (2003 Radio)
- Series
- Play of the Week (BBC World Service)
- Producer
- Marion Nancarrow; Paul Brennen
Two-part reworking of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Adapted for radio by Paul Brennen and co-produced with Marion Nancarrow. The production was recorded entirely on location with a young cast. No...
Henry IV, Part 1 (1999 Radio)
- Series
- Play of the Week (BBC World Service)
- Producer
- Gordon House
Radio version of Shakespeare’s play produced for broadcasting by Gordon House, starring Julian and Jamie Glover as King Henry and Prince Hal respectively and Timothy West as Falstaff. No further...
Henry IV, Part 2 (1999 Radio)
- Series
- Play of the Week (BBC World Service)
- Producer
- Gordon House
Radio version of Shakespeare’s play produced for broadcasting by Gordon House, starring Julian and Jamie Glover as King Henry and Prince Hal respectively; Timothy West is Falstaff. No further information...
Richard II (1997 Radio)
- Series
- Play of the Week (BBC World Service)
- Director
- Lucy Hackney
Two-part reworking of Shakespeare’s Richard II. Adapted for radio by Peter Thomson and directed by Lucy Hackney. No further information known.
Macbeth (1994 Radio)
- Series
- Play of the Week (BBC World Service)
- Director
- David Hitchinson
Two-part production of Shakespeare’s play, adapted and directed for radio by David Hitchinson. With Ian Holm in the title role and Penelope Wilton as Lady Macbeth. The music is specially written by Colin...
No Bed for Bacon (1994 Radio)
- Series
- Play of the Week (BBC World Service)
- Producer
- Gordon House
Radio play based on the historical spoof written by Caryl Brahms and S. J. Simon, adapted for broadcasting by Patricia Hooker. Shakespeare has a writer’s block over composing what he believes to be his...
Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (1994 Radio)
- Series
- Play of the Week (BBC World Service)
- Director
- Hilary Norrish
Two-part production of Shakespeare’s play, with a Caribbean cast, set in Trinidad during carnival time. Aiming to enliven Shakespeare’s play by a different cultural context, director Hilary Norrish...