Tempest, The

Synopsis

James McKechnie is Prospero in a radio adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Arranged for broadcasting by Dennis Arundell. With incidental music by Sibelius performed by the BBC Opera Chorus and Orchestra. Stanford Robinson conducts.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Availability

No archive copy known

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Producer

Dennis Arundell; E. A. Harding

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Jean Sibelius

Adaptor for Radio

Dennis Arundell

Cast

Allan McClelland
Anthony Jacobs
Carleton Hobbs
Charles Scott-Paton
David Kossoff
Franklyn Dyall
Gabrielle Blunt
Harry Hutchinson
Howieson Culff
James McKechnie
John Slater
Lewis Stringer
Louise Hutton
Molly Rankin
Tony Quinn

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)