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Twelfth Night: The Play Itself

Synopsis
Television schools production. The play was broadcast in the schools slot following the eight-part series TWELFTH NIGHT (21/01/1959-11/03/1959) which discussed various aspects of the play with performances of some scenes. This full-length production has a different cast in the large majority of the roles.
Series
For Schools
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Television
Transmission details
18 Mar 1959 at 14:43 (Channel: ITV)
Duration
73 mins

Credits

Director
Roger Jenkins
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Desmond Dupre
Production Design
Bernard Goodwin
Cast
Sally HomeViola (later disguised as Cesario)
Ingrid HafnerOlivia
Murray HayneOrsino, Duke of Illyria
John WoodMalvolio
Emrys JamesFeste
Bernard HorsfallSir Andrew Aguecheek
Edward RhodesSecond Officer
Edward RhodesValentine
Geoffrey Taylor (2)Antonio
Hilda BraidMaria
Keith TaylorSebastian
Laurence HardySir Toby Belch

Additional Details

Production type
Television and Radio Drama
Plays
Twelfth Night
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
schools; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General
A recording of this was re-discovered in the Library of Congress and returned to the British Film Institute in 2010.
History
First US broadcast 31 January 1964 by WNDT, New York City (NET) in the Festival of the Arts series.

Production Company

Name

Associated-Rediffusion

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web
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Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7436 0165
Address
21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division

Web
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Phone
(20) 707-8572
Fax
(20) 707-237’1
Address
Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States

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