Temple Shakespeare Society

Synopsis

Radio broadcast of scenes from various Shakespeare plays which, The Times listings suggest, were performed by the Temple Shakespeare Society. The programme was comprised of 2 scenes from Macbeth, scenes from Romeo and Juliet, Henry VIII, As You Like It, Julius Caesar, and one scene from The Merchant of Venice.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

27 Apr 1923 at 19:00 (Channel: BBC)

Duration

165 mins

Availability

No archive copy extant

Credits

Writer

William Shakespeare

Additional Details

Theatre company

Temple Shakespeare Society

Production type

Other

Plays

As You Like It; Henry VIII; Julius Caesar; Macbeth; Merchant of Venice, The; Romeo and Juliet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

There was a fifteen-minute interruption of the programme for the transmission of news at 19:30.