Learning on ScreenRomeo and Juliet
- Synopsis
- Full text radio version of the play. A co-production between Radio 3 and the Renaissance Theatre Company directed by Kenneth Branagh and Glyn Dearman. With Kenneth Branagh and Samantha Bond in the title roles. Music by Patrick Doyle, realised by the composer and John Powell.
- Series
- Sunday Play
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Audio; Radio
- Transmission details
- 25 Apr 1993 at 19:30 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
- Duration
- 195 mins
Credits
- Director
- Kenneth Branagh
- Producer
- Glyn Dearman
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- John Powell; Patrick Doyle
- Contributor
- Russell Jackson
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- Renaissance Theatre Company
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Romeo and Juliet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Professor Russell Jackson is the textual adviser.
- Documentation
- Accompanying booklet with photographs, actor interviews, a synopsis of the play and background infromation.
- Reviews
- "Heavy on music ... and light on any single thesis about the play, this is a production that leaves the listener to decide what to make of its doomed romantic majesty...". Sheridan Morley, ‘Renaissance Romeo’, Radio Times, 24-30 April 1993, p. 29.
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
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Retail outlets
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