Twelfth Night

Synopsis
Shakespeare’s comedy adapted for radio and produced by Cathleen Nesbitt, who also plays both Viola and Sebastian to Gerald Lawrence’s Orsino. With music by Henry Purcell performed by the Wireless Quintet. The lyrics by Roger Quilter are sung by Norman Notley. Cecil A. Lewis speaks the prologue.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Availability
No archive copy known
Notes
Broadcast from the BBC London Station ‘2 LO’
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Doubling of roles
Related items
Epiphanous Use of the Microphone, An

Credits

Producer
Cathleen Nesbitt
Writer
William Shakespeare
Contributor
Cecil A. Lewis
Adaptor for Radio
Cathleen Nesbitt
Cast
Arthur R. Burrows 
Cathleen Nesbitt 
Enid Ross 
George Hayes 
Gerald Lawrence 
Henry Caine 
Herbert Waring 
Mabel Tait 
Nigel Playfair 
Norman Notley 

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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