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King Lear

Synopsis
Radio adaptation of the play produced by John Tydeman. With Alec Guinness as Lear; Jill Bennett, Eileen Atkins, Sarah Badel, star as his daughters, and Ronald Pickup as the Fool. The music is composed by Christopher Whelen. Special effects by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Series
World Drama
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Audio; Radio; 2 audiocassettes. Stereo.
Year of production
1983
Notes
According to Tydeman, less than 30 lines of the play were cut in this production.
Recording took about 8 days.
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Producer
John Tydeman
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Christopher Whelen
Cast
Alec Guinness 
Cyril Cusack 
David Ericsson 
David Timson 
Donald Douglas 
Eileen Atkins 
Jill Bennett 
Julian Curry 
Michael Deacon 
Norman Rodway 
Paul Gaymon 
Peter Pacey 
Peter Williams 
Robert Powell 
Rolf Lefebvre 
Ronald Pickup 
Sarah Badel 
Trevor Martin 

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email
listening@bl.uk
Web
http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7412 7676
Fax
020 7412 7441
Address
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
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