Bottom of the Well, The

Synopsis

Radio melodrama by Allan McClelland re-written for broadcasting from his stage-play Call It Madness in collaboration with E.J. King Bull. Starting off with young wannabe actor Denzil (Michael Warre) rehearsing a scene from Hamlet, the entire play - " a study of a sensitive, tormented individual" seems to be based on Shakespeare’s play. The action is set in a living-room on a mink farm in England. With music composed by John Hotchkis.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

1 Oct 1951 at 21:15 (Channel: BBC Home Service)

Duration

90 mins

Availability

No archive copy known

Credits

Producer

Mary Hope Allen

Writer

Allan McClelland

Adaptor for Radio

Allan McClelland; E. J. Bull

Cast

Michael Warre	Denzil Knaresborough (Hamlet)
Campbel Singer	Major Clive Knaresborough
Gordon Davies	The Rev. Philip Shipton
Jean Forster	Mrs. Macilroy
Joan Maude	Maeve O’Reilly
Patrick Boxhill	Sammy O’Hara

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Historical period

1950s

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals

Notes

Reviews

Elwyn Jones, ‘A Hamlet-like Hero’, Radio Times, 28 September 1951, p. 17.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)