Before the Fringe

Synopsis

Television revue series introduced by Alan Melville. In one four-minute sketch, entitled ‘Wherefore Art Thou, Juliet?', Hugh Paddick and Thelma Ruby are Romeo and Juliet, except that Juliet is speaking lines from Macbeth.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Transmission details

30 Jan 1967 at 20:05 (Channel: BBC)

Duration

30 mins

Credits

Producer

Robin Nash

Cast

Hugh Paddick	Romeo
Thelma Ruby

Additional Details

Production type

Sitcoms/Variety

Plays

Romeo and Juliet

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Revues

Notes

General

The programme has not been viewed and therefore no further details of the sketch are available (10/2007)

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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