Merchant of Venice, The

Synopsis

Radio adaptation of the play produced by Howard Rose starring Raymond Trafford as Shylock and Phyllis Neilson-Terry as Portia. With incidental music composed by Frederick Rosse. Dorothy Freshwater narrates.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

22 Apr 1927 at 21:35 (Channel: BBC)

Duration

85 mins

Availability

No copy extant

Credits

Producer

Howard Rose

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Frederick Rosse

Contributor

Dorothy Freshwater

Cast

Raymond Trafford	Shylock
Austin Trevor	Antonio
George Relph	Bassanio
Phyllis Neilson-Terry	Portia
Douglas Burbidge	Gratiano
Arthur Vezin	Stephano
Ben Field	Launcelot Gobbo
Derek Williams	Salerio
Edmund Kennedy	Clerk of the Court
Eric Cowley
Hector Abbas	Tubal
Hilda Bruce-Potter	Nerissa
Ivor Barnard	Duke of Venice
Jane Bacon	Jessica
John MacLean	Old Gobbo
John Reeve	Balthazar
Lawrence Gowdy	Leonardo
Philip Cunningham	Lorenzo
W.E. Holloway	Prince of Morocco

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Merchant of Venice, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Reviews

Source: BBC Programme Records, The Times

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)