Richard II

Synopsis

Radio version of the play performed by the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company with Michael Redgrave as Richard and Harry Andrews as Bolingbroke. Adapted and produced by Peter Watts from Anthony Quayle’s 1951 production at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. The incidental music is composed by Leslie Bridgewater. Robert Hardy narrates.

Series

World Theatre

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Availability

No copy extant

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director

Anthony Quayle

Producer

Peter Watts

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Leslie Bridgewater

Contributor

Robert Hardy

Adaptor for Radio

Peter Watts

Cast

Alexander Gauge
Barry Brendan
Basil Hoskins
Duncan Lamont
Edward Alienza
Geoffrey Bayldon
Godfrey Bond
Harry Andrews
Hazel Penwarden
Heather Stannard
Hugh Griffith
Jack Gwillim
Joan Macarthur
John Gay
Leo Ciceri
Marjorie Steel
Michael Bates
Michael Gwynn
Michael Meacham
Michael Redgrave
Peter Halliday
Peter Jackson
Peter Norris
Peter Williams
Philip Morant
Rachel Roberts
Reginald Marsh
Richard Wordsworth
Robert Hardy
Ronald Mines
William Fox
William Squire

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)