Summer’s Lease

Synopsis

Radio programme featuring a pastoral sequence from Shakespeare’s plays, songs and sonnets, prefaced by Sonnet 18 from which the title is derived. Includes scenes from As You Like It, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Winter’s Tale, The Tempest and Cymbeline acted by a cast including Robert Harris, Harcourt Williams, Felix Aylmer, Leslie French, and others.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Availability

No copy extant

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Pastoral

Credits

Producer

Barbara Burnham

Writer

William Shakespeare

Adaptor for Radio

Barbara Burnham

Cast

Cherry Cottrell
Felix Aylmer
Harcourt Williams
Jean Anderson
Leslie French
Peter Cozens
Robert Harris
Rosamund Greenwood
Roy Emerton
Terry Hazel

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)