Saint Joan

Summary: 1968 BBC production of Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw.
Theatre play: Saint Joan by [George] Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) [more information]
Play synopsis: A ‘chronicle play’ on the life and trial of Joan of Arc.
Production history: 'Shaw’s personal reputation following the Great War was at a low ebb, and it is thought that he wanted to first test the play away from Britain. The play received its premiere on 28 December 1923 at the Garrick Theatre on Broadway by the Theatre Guild with Winifred Lenihan in the title role. The London première, which opened on 26 March 1924 at the New Theatre, was produced by Lewis Casson and starred Shaw’s friend Sybil Thorndike, the actress for whom he had written the part.' Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Joan_%28play%29.
Date of transmission: Sunday 1 September 1968
Time: 9.20-11.30pm
Series: Play of the Month
Channel: BBC1
Production company: BBC

Director

Waris Hussein

Producer

Cedric Messina

Lighting

Sam Barclay

Playwright

[George] Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

Composer

Michael Dress (of incidental music)

Designer

Tony Abbott

Script Editor

Rosemary Hill

Cast

Extant status: No archival copy is known to exist.
Play tags: 15th-century setting; France, as theme or setting; historical drama; Roman Catholicism

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