Balcony Scene from ‘Romeo and Juliet’: Selections from ‘Hamlet’

Synopsis

Radio broadcast. Sydney Russell and the British National Opera Company present the balcony scene from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet followed by selections from Hamlet.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

15 Dec 1923 at 19:15 (Channel: BBC)

Duration

45 mins

Availability

No archive copy extant

Credits

Writer

William Shakespeare

Cast

Sydney Russell	Hamlet
Mary Brotherton	Juliet
Edith Clegg	Gertrude
Mary Brotherton	Ophelia
E. Stuart-Vinden	Horatio
Edward Burt	Marcellus
Vincent Curran	Ghost

Additional Details

Theatre company

British National Opera Company

Production type

Other

Plays

Hamlet; Romeo and Juliet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)