Tempest, The

Synopsis

Radio broadcast of The Tempest with Jessica Tandy as Miranda and Cedric Hardwicke as Prospero. Narrated by William S. Rainey.

Series

Great Plays

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Radio

Recording date

24 Nov 1940

Transmission details

at 15:00 (Channel: NBC Blue)

Duration

60 mins

Credits

Director

Blevins Davis

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Gail Kubik

Contributor

William S. Rainey

Adaptor for Radio

Charles Newton

Cast

Cedric Hardwicke	Prospero
Jessica Tandy	Miranda
Carleton Young
Horace Braham
Irene Wicker
J.P. Wilson
John Abbott
John Moore
Louis Hector
William Podmore

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Tempest, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Reviews

Jensen, Michael P. ‘Radio’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. (p. 568, entry 2559).

Production Company

Name

NBC

Archive

Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division

Web

http://loc.gov/rr/record External site opens in new window

Phone

(202) 707-7833

Address

Recorded Sound Reference Centre
101 Independence Avenue, S.E.
Room LM-113
Washington, DC 20540