Learning on ScreenReadings from ‘Macbeth’
- Alternative title
- Shakespeare Evening [18/10/1923]
- Synopsis
- Radio broadcast. Readings from Macbeth, arranged for radio by Cathleen Nesbitt. With Norman V. Norman in the title role and Beatrice Wilson as Lady Macbeth. John Gielgud also performs. C. A. Lewis acts as Prologue. The incidental music is composed by Norman O’Neil and performed by the 2LO Light Orchestra.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 18 Oct 1923 at 19:30 (Channel: BBC)
- Duration
- 120 mins
- Availability
- No archive copy extant
Credits
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Adaptor for Radio
- Cathleen Nesbitt
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Other
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- General
- This appears to have been John Gielgud’s first radio Shakespeare.
- Reviews
- Source: BBC Programme Records
In his Radio Times review column "What’s on the Air?", J.C.W. Reith comments: "Mr. Norman V. Norman and Miss Beatrice Wilson should prove ideal as wireless Shakespeare players. They are, of course, very popular on the legitimate stage. Playing with them will be Mr. J.H. Barnes, who tells us that he has been fifty years on the stage. You wouldn’t guess it from his voice" (12 October 1923, p. 70).
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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