Rival, The

Synopsis

Radio drama by Jude Cook that imagines what may have happened when William Shakespeare went to Titchfield House to escape the plague, wrote his celebrated sonnets and got tangled up in emotional and professional rivalries. The play is introduced by Dr Will Tosh.

Series

Drama on 3

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Subjects

Drama; Shakespeare

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director

Jeremy Mortimer

Writer

Jude Cook

Cast

Ben Deery
Christine Kavanagh
Elliot Barnes-Worrell
Freddie Fox
Indra Ove
Kirsten Udall
Philip Arditti
Philip Jackson
Stephen Leask
Tim Downie

Production Company

Name

Reduced Listening Productions

Sponsor

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BoB

Email

bob@learningonscreen.ac.uk

Web

https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand External site opens in new window

Phone

020 3743 2345

Address

Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council
330 Holborn Gate
1st Floor, Suite 120
London
WC1V 7QH

Notes

Formerly a service from BUFVC, British Universities Film & Video Council