Another Part of the Sea

Summary: BBC production of Another Part of the Sea, produced by the playwright Louis MacNeice.
Theatre play: Another Part of the Sea by Louis MacNeice (1907-1963) [more information]
Play synopsis: Reflections on some of the problem’s raised by the defection of British intelligence agent Guy Burgess, especially that of whether a friend should be true to a treacherous friend, or to his country. Action takes place on a passenger-ship. Time: the present.
Production history: Written in 1955, this play was first performed in 1957 under the title Traitors in Our Way by the Group Theatre, Belfast; it rewritten and renamed in 1958 for television (sources: reference in Michael Sidnell’s 1986 essay, listed as a source for the 1960 television production; The Observer, 11 September 1960, p. 25; Radio Times, 2 September 1960, p. 2).
Date of transmission: Tuesday 6 September 1960
Time: 8.40-9.55pm
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Producer

Louis MacNeice (1907-1963)

Playwright

Louis MacNeice (1907-1963)

Designer

Norman James

Cast

Title: 'Another Death of Tragedy’: Louis MacNeice’s Translation of Agamemnon in the Context of his Work in the Theatre (Essay)
Author/creator: Michael Sidnell (Author)
Reference: In Martin Cropp, Elaine Fantham and S. E. Scully (1986, eds.), Greek Tragedy and its Legacy: Essays Presented to D. J. Conacher, pp. 323-35. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 1986.
Linking notes: mentioned at p. 335 n. 42

Title: Louis MacNeice in the BBC (Book)
Author/creator: Barbara Coulton (Author)
Reference: London: Faber, 1980
Linking notes: p. 122 and 178-79; b&w photograph from the production between pp. 96 and 97

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