Breakfast Time [28/04/1983]

Synopsis: Shakespeare-related item on BBC’s breakfast show in which Bob Friend from New York reports on the reception of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of All’s Well That Ends Well (dir. Trevor Nunn) at the Martin Beck Theatre, New York. Includes interviews with Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) actors Philip Franks and Vivienne Argent who are shocked that the play has flopped despite good critical reviews. Another interview is with an RSC actor dressed as Shakespeare, who takes to the streets in Times Square in order to advertise the play.
Series: Breakfast Time
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Television
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Transmission details: 28 Apr 1983 at 18:30 (Channel: BBC1)
Duration: 03:44

Notes: The duration given for this catalogue entry refers to the length of the Shakespeare-related item within the breakfast show which was broadcast between 6:30 and 9:00 in the morning.
History: In 1983 Trevor Nunn’s production of All’s Well That Ends Well went on tour in New York, where the Royal Shakespeare Company performed at the Martin Beck Theatre from April 13 to May 15.