Learning on ScreenWill Shakespeare
- Synopsis
- Radio drama. Clemence Dane’s stage play adapted and abridged for radio by Andrew Allan. The plot links Shakespeare and the ‘Dark Lady’ of the sonnets with the mysterious death of Shakespeare’s fellow dramatist, Christopher Marlowe.
- Series
- Stage 55
- Language
- English
- Country
- Canada
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 14 Apr 1955 (Channel: CBC Radio)
- Duration
- 60 mins
Credits
- Director
- Andrew Allan
- Producer
- Andrew Allan
- Writer
- Clemence Dane
- Music
- Lucio Agostini
- Adaptor for Radio
- Andrew Allan
- Cast
Alice Hill Barry Morse Budd Knapp Eleanor Stuart Elizabeth Cole Jane Mallett Jeremy Wilkin Ruth Springford
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- biographies; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- General
- Dane’s Will Shakespeare: An Invention in Four Acts, a play written in blank verse, was published in 1921.
- History
- The play opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, 17 November 1921. Initially, a scene from Act IV was broadcast on BBC London (5/9/1926), several broadcasts on BBC radio followed (see separate entries).
Production Company
Archive
- Name
Library and Archives Canada
- Web
- http://www.collectionscanada.ca External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (613) 996-5115
- Fax
- (613) 996-6274
- Address
- 395 Wellington Street
Ottawa
ON K11 ON4
Canada
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