Conscience of the King, The
- Synopsis
- Radio play written and produced by Terence Tiller. Listed as a ‘Study of the Fool in King Lear’, the programme begins with a ‘fade up’ on an excited group of radio actors in a BBC studio about to perform a radio recording of King Lear. The argument on how best to play Lear’s fool (is he a fool or a clown) is interrupted by the appearance of Shakespeare (Ian Catford), who is then quizzed on the importance of the Fool and folly in the play.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Availability
- Unknown
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- fools; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Credits
- Producer
- Terence Tiller
- Writer
- Terence Tiller
- Cast
Basil Jones Bernard Rebel Deryck Guyler Gerik Schjelderup Ian Catford Jacqueline Thompson James McKechnie John Cazabon Keith Pyott Patience Collier Prunella Scales Timothy Bateson
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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