Dark Lady of the Sonnets, The

Synopsis

Television production of George Bernard Shaw’s short play of 1910 in which Shakespear (Shaw’s spelling) has an assignation with the Dark Lady, but encounters Queen Elizabeth as well, to whom he puts an argument for a national theatre.

Series

Sunday-Night Theatre

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director

Douglas Allen

Producer

Douglas Allen

Production Design

Reece Pemberton

Cast

Alan MacNaughtan
Barbara Murray
Beatrix Lehmann
George Woolbridge

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

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Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7436 0165

Address

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