Learning on ScreenDark Lady of the Sonnets, The
- Synopsis
- Television production of George Bernard Shaw’s short play of 1910 in which Shakespear (Shaw’s spelling) has an assignation with the Dark Lady, but encounters Queen Elizabeth as well, to whom he puts an argument for a national theatre.
- Series
- Sunday-Night Theatre
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Transmission details
- 2 Oct 1955 at 20:30 (Channel: BBC)
- Duration
- 27 mins; 2,442 feet
Credits
- Director
- Douglas Allen
- Producer
- Douglas Allen
- Production Design
- Reece Pemberton
- Cast
Alan MacNaughtan Shakspear Barbara Murray The Dark Lady Beatrix Lehmann Queen Elizabeth George Woolbridge The Beefeater
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Textual information
- A written transcript of the production is held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
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