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Comedies, The

Synopsis
Sixth in a series of ten educational radio programmes in which various aspects of Shakespeare’s life and work are discussed by scholars and theatre practitioners with illustrative excerpts from his plays and poems. In this episode, Margaret Leighton and Tony Britton perform speeches and scenes from Love’s Labour’s Lost, The Merchant of Venice and As You Like It. Felix Felton speaks an excerpt of The Merry Wives of Windsor. Richard David talks about the nature of Shakespeare’s comedies.
Series
Living Shakespeare, The
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Availability
Unknown
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Producer
John Allen; Robert Gittings
Writer
William Shakespeare
Editor
John Allen; Robert Gittings
Contributor
Richard David (2)
Cast
Cameron Miller 
Felix Felton 
Jane Barrett 
Margaret Leighton 
Tony Britton 

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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