Dream of Passion, A

Synopsis

Radio play written by Joe Burroughs about the English actor Edmund Kean (1787-1833). Kean systematically studied the principal Shakespearean characters, displaying the peculiar originality of his genius by interpretations entirely different from those of John Philip Kemble, then considered the great exponent of these roles.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Availability

No archive copy known.

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

actors; Kean, Edmund (1787-1833)

Credits

Producer

R. D. Smith

Writer

Joe Burroughs

Cast

Esme Percy
Francis de Wolff
Gladys Young
Harry Hutchinson
Howard Marion-Crawford
James McKechnie
Joan Geary
Nan Marriott Watson
Nicholas Stuart

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)