Macbeth

Synopsis

Radio adaptation of Macbeth by Eric Barno. Maurice Evans and Judith Anderson are the Macbeths.

Series

Theatre Guild on the Air

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

11 May 1947 (Channel: ABC)

Duration

60 mins

Credits

Director

Homer Fickett

Writer

William Shakespeare

Adaptor for Radio

Eric Barno

Cast

Maurice Evans	Macbeth
Judith Anderson	Lady Macbeth
Alfred Shirley

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Macbeth

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Fragments have been made available on YouTube.

Reviews

Jensen, Michael P. ‘Radio’ 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. 541, entry 2346). Jensen notes that allowing for the performance style of the time ‘Evans and Anderson seem terrible in this broadcast’.

Production Company

Name

ABC

Sponsor

Name

United States Steel Corporation

Online Retailer

Name

otr.com

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