All for Love, Or, The World Well Lost

Alternative title: Tragedy by John Dryden, A
Synopsis: Radio version of Dryden’s play (written in imitation of Shakespeare’s style) produced for radio by Peter Watts. Based on Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, Dryden’s blank verse take on the story focuses on the clash between the personal and political. In contrast to the original, the action is confined to one place only: the Temple of Isis at Alexandria.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Radio
Transmission details: 5 Jan 1948 at 18:20 (Channel: BBC Third Programme)
Duration: 125 mins
Availability: No copy extant

Notes: A written transcript of the production is being held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.
General: The production transcript records a rehearsal period of 6 days (11/7/1960-5/1/1948).
History: Dryden’s play premiered at Drury Lane in 1678.
Reviews: Announcing this production in The Radio Times, Val Gielgud, Head of BBC Drama, comments: "All for Love should make a most satisfactory radio play. In fact, had Dryden been adapting Shakespeare for the air he could hardly have done better. He has reduced the characters from forty odd to nine, and his action takes place in a single day." ('Spotlight on Radio Drama’, 26 December 1947).

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