Troilus and Cressida

Synopsis

Radio production of the play directed by Marc Beeby. Paterson Joseph plays Troilus, Nikki Amuka-Bird is Cressida, Derek Griffiths is Pandarus and Ulysses is played by Paul Rhys. Music by David Pickvance.
 

Series

Drama on 3

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

30 Oct 2005 at 19:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)

Duration

150 mins

Credits

Director

Marc Beeby

Producer

Marc Beeby

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

David Pickvance

Cast

Paterson Joseph	Troilus
Nikki Amuka-Bird	Cressida
Toby Jones	Thersites
Derek Griffiths	Pandarus
Paul Rhys	Ulysses
Burt Caesar	Priam, King of Troy
Chu Omambala	Paris
Colleen Prendergast	Helen
Gbemisola Ikumelo	Cassandra
Gerard McDermott	Agamemnon
Harry Myers	Ajax
Jim Sturgess	Patroclus
Jimmy Akingbola	Aeneas
John Cummins	Menelaus
John Rowe	Nestor
Jonathan Keeble	Diomedes
Ndidi Ama	Andromache
Neil Dudgeon	Achilles
Ray Fearon	Hector

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Troilus and Cressida

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Multicultural casting

Notes

General

The Trojans are spoken by black actors while the Greeks are white, a ‘colour aware’ casting that is used to highlight the difference between the camps.

History

According to Radio Times programme notes, this is the first radio production of the play for more than 20 years.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

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Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

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London
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