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)