Learning on ScreenAll for Love, Or, The World Well Lost
- Alternative title
- Tragedy by John Dryden, A
- Synopsis
- Radio version of Dryden’s play (written in imitation of Shakespeare’s style) produced for radio by Peter Watts. Based on Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, Dryden’s blank verse take on the story focuses on the clash between the personal and political. In contrast to the original, the action is confined to one place only: the Temple of Isis at Alexandria.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Availability
- No copy extant
- Notes
- A written transcript of the production is being held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Credits
- Producer
- Peter Watts
- Writer
- John Dryden
- Cast
Alexander Archdale Alexander Sarner Basil Jones Beryl Calder Catherine Salkeld David Enders Dennis Arundell Elsa Palmer Gabrielle Blunt Nicolette Bernard Peter Creswell Sebastian Shaw
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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"All for Love, Or, The World Well Lost"; . http://bufvc.ac.uk/dvdfind/index.php/title/av66403 (Accessed 01 Jun 2024)
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