Learning on ScreenShakespeare’s Vortigern and Rowena
- Synopsis
- Radio play written by Melissa Murray and directed for broadcasting by Marc Beeby. In 1796, Richard Sheridan (Lorcan Cranitch), playwright and owner of the Drury Lane theatre stages a ‘lost’ Shakespeare play only to discover that it is a fake. Alex Jennings co-stars as actor Philip Kemble who resents having to dodge flying vegetables on stage.
- Series
- Afternoon Play
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- forgery; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Sheridan, Richard Brinsley (1751-1816); Authorship; Ireland, William Henry; Kemble, John Philip (1757-1823)
Credits
- Director
- Marc Beeby
- Producer
- Marc Beeby
- Writer
- Mellissa Murray
- Cast
Alex Jennings Alison Pettit Ben Crowe Bruce Alexander David Seddon Joanna Monro Lorcan Cranitch Rufus Wright
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Archive
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
- Name
Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/offair External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1514
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- For Learning on Screen Members only
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ
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