Scenes from the Booke of Sir Thomas More

Synopsis

Presentation of scenes from an unperformed Elizabethan play ascribed in part to Shakespeare.
Adapted and introduced by John Bryson. With Lewis Casson in the title role.

Series

International Drama

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Recording date

22 Feb 1948

Transmission details

24 Feb 1948 at 21:35 (Channel: BBC Third Programme)

Duration

60 mins

Availability

No archive copy known

Credits

Producer

Felix Felton

Writer

William Shakespeare

Adaptor for Radio

John Bryson

Cast

Andrew Churchman	Williamson, a carpenter
Antony Hooper	Sir John Munday
Arthur Ridley	Sir Thomas Palmer
Brewster Mason	Sheriff
Charles Lefeaux	Earl of Surrey
Charles Mortimer	Lord Mayor
Cyril Gardiner	Earl of Shrewsbury
Ella Milne	Doll, his wife
Eric Lugg	John Lincoln, a broker
Ernest Sefton	Sherwin, a goldsmith
Frank Atkinson	His brother, a clown
George Betts	Charles Mortimer
Lempriere Hammond	Caveler
Lewis Casson	Sir Thomas More
Nigel Green	Messenger
Richard Baldwyn	Sir Roger Cholmley
Theodore Bickel	Francis de Barde

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

The case for Shakespeare’s authorship is made by Professor A. W. Pollard in his Shakespeare’s Hand in Sir Thomas More (1923).

General

Rehearsals: 20/2/1948-22/2/1948

History

Radio premiere.
Episode 10 of the International Drama series transmitted on BBC Third Programme.

Textual information

A written transcript of the production is held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.

Reviews

For more information about this play and its production see John Bryson’s article on ‘The Hand of the Man of Stratford’ in Radio Times, 20 February 1948, p.4.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)