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- Alternative title
- Scenes from Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’
- Synopsis
- Radio adaptation of Act 5, Scene 2 of Shakespeare’s tragedy produced by Val Gielgud. With Henry Ainley as Othello and Hermione Hannen as Desdemona.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 2 Dec 1939 at 22:30 (Channel: BBC)
- Duration
- 30 mins
Credits
- Producer
- Val Gielgud
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Cast
Henry Ainley Othello Hermione Hannen Desdemona Alan Wheatley Iago Francis de Wolff Michael Cassio Martita Hunt Emilia Charles Mortimer Montano Franklyn Bellamy Gratiano Henry Hallatt Lodovico
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Othello
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The recording at the Sound Archive contains the whole of Scene 2 except for Lodovico’s closing speech.
- History
- Part of a loose series of scenes from Shakespeare plays produced for radio by Val Gielgud in Fall 1939.
- Textual information
- A written transcript of the production is held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.
- Reviews
- According to Radio Times commentator W. P., Henry Ainley as Othello impresses mostly with "That golden voice - articulate, lovely - that never dims" (24.11.1939, ‘The Old School’, p. 8).
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Archive
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
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