The Wedding

Summary: 1961 BBC production for schools of The Wedding by Anton Chekhov.
Theatre play: The Wedding by Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) [more information]
Play synopsis: A short satiric sketch in which the guests at a wedding in provincial Russia are observed. There is no plot; latent animosities, anxieties and neighbourliness are simply observed. The bridegroom is more interested in the dowry than the bride, and she more interested in the food than the wedding. (Source: adapted from the notes for teachers in the BBC pamphlet for schools.)
Date of transmission: Tuesday 17 October 1961
Series: Schools
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Producer

Rosemary Hill

Playwright

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904)

Translator

Eric Bentley

Musician

Geoffrey Sisley

Musician

Gregory Tcherniak

Design Operatives Supervisor

Gordon Roland

Cast

Later transmissions: Repeated on Wednesday 18 October 1961 at 11.05am.
Notes: The play is listed as The Wedding in the pamphlet for teachers, but the Radio Times has it as A Wedding.
Play tags: marriage
Programme context tags: schools television programming

Title: A Wedding (BBC, 1961)
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Title: BBC School Television Broadcasts: Drama, Autumn 1961 (Pamphlet)
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Reference: Bound in the schools pamphlets volumes.

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