Hamlet

Synopsis

Scenes from Hamlet are performed for radio by John Barrymore and members of his company, from the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

8 Mar 1925 at 21:20 (Channel: BBC)

Duration

30 mins

Availability

No recording made

Credits

Writer

William Shakespeare

Cast

John Barrymore	Hamlet
Harcourt Williams
Herbert Waring

Additional Details

Theatre

Theatre Royal, Haymarket

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

According to Michael P. Jensen, this was Barrymore’s first broadcast (cf. ‘Entries Play by Play’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. (p. 516, entry 2159).

Reviews

Source: The Times
Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. (p. 602, entry 2731). Burt

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)