Learning on ScreenCymbeline
- Synopsis
- An excerpt showing scenes from the Old Vic Theatre Company production of Cymbeline with an introduction by British theatre actress Sybil Thorndike (1882-1976).
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Transmission details
- 30 Oct 1956 at 22:15 (Channel: BBC)
- Duration
- 28 mins
- Availability
- Unavailable
Credits
- Director
- Michael Benthall
- Producer
- Michael Elliott
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Costume
- Audrey Cruddas
- Contributor
- Sybil Thorndike
- Cast
Barbara Jefford Imogen Derek Godfrey Iachimo Margaret Whiting Helen
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Old Vic Theatre
- Theatre company
- Old Vic Theatre Company
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Cymbeline
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- History
- Between 1953 and 1958 the complete First Folio was staged at the Old Vic Theatre, London, under theatre director Michael Benthall, beginning with Richard Burton as Hamlet. The first performance of all 36 plays took place between 1920 and 1925 with Robert Atkins as theatre director.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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