Pericles

Synopsis
Radio adaptation of the play produced and directed by Gaynor McFarlane with a contemporary twist. The multicultural cast includes poet Benjamin Zephaniah as Gower. Tom Mannion plays Pericles and Helen Longworth performs as Marina.
Series
Drama on 3
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
dialects; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Multicultural casting

Online availability

URI
http://www.bbc.co.uk/buyersguide/7501
Delivery
Download

Credits

Director
Gaynor McFarlane
Producer
Gaynor McFarlane
Writer
William Shakespeare
Cast
Adjoa Andoh 
Ayesha Antoine 
Benjamin Zephaniah 
Delroy Brown 
Dermot Crowley 
Helen Longworth 
Ifan Meredith 
Katherine Igoe 
Lorcan Cranitch 
Nick Sayce 
Paul Dinnen 
Peter Gevisser 
Raad Rawi 
Sean Scanlan 
Sian Phillips 
Tom Mannion 

Distribution Formats

Type
Audio
Format
Download
Price
£6.79
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
100 minutes
Year
2011

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email
listening@bl.uk
Web
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Phone
020 7412 7676
Fax
020 7412 7441
Address
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB

Distributor

Name

AudioGO

Email
info@audiobookcollection.com
Web
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Phone
01225 878 000
Address
St James House
The Square
Lower Bristol Road
Bath
BA2 3BH
Notes
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