Learning on ScreenWill Shakespeare
- Alternative title
- Haidee Wright and Frank Vosper in a Scene from Act 4 of ‘Will Shakespeare’
- Synopsis
- Radio broadcast of a scene from Act IV of the play which was originally written for the stage by British playwright and novelist Winifred Ashton, whose nom de plume was Clemence Dane (1888-1965). The plot links Shakespeare and the ‘Dark Lady’ of the sonnets with the mysterious death of Shakespeare’s fellow dramatist, Christopher Marlowe.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 5 Sep 1926 at 17:10 (Channel: BBC)
- Duration
- 20 mins
- Availability
- No copy extant
Credits
- Writer
- Clemence Dane
- Cast
Frank Vosper Haidee Wright
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- biographies; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- General
- Dane’s Will Shakespeare: An Invention in Four Acts, a play written in blank verse, was published in 1921.
- History
- The stage play premiered at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, 17 November 1921. Several broadcasts on BBC radio followed (see separate entries). The play was subsequently produced for BBC Television on April 3,1938 (see separate entry).
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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