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Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death

Synopsis
Television production of Edward Bond’s stage play. Set in 1615 it shows an aged and weary Shakespeare in retirement in Stratford. He is disillusioned, pondering on life and fame and seeing nothing but hypocrisy.
Series
Theatre Night
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
biographies; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director
Don Taylor
Producer
Tim Ironside Wood
Writer
Edward Bond
Music
Derek Bourgeois
Cast
Brenda Bruce 
David Suchet 
George Malpas 
Greg Hicks 
Kenneth Haigh 
Madeline Church 
Peter Jeffrey 
Ruth Mitchell 

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
21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
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