Saint Joan

Summary: 1979 BBC Television production of G. B. Shaw’s Saint Joan.
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 30 December 1979
Time: 7.55pm (165 mins)
Channel: BBC1
Production company: BBC

Director

Jane Howell

Producer

Louis Marks

Playwright

[George] Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

Cast

Play tags: 15th-century setting; France, as theme or setting; historical drama; Roman Catholicism

Title: Saint Joan (BBC, 1979)
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