Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show, The
- Synopsis
- Commissioned by the BBC World Service, the American comedy trio Reduced Shakespeare Company condenses Shakespeare’s canon into six 30-minute episodes.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 11 May 1994 at 15:30 (Channel: BBC World Service)
- Duration
- 30 mins
Credits
- Writer
- Austin Tichenor; Reed Martin
- Cast
Austin Tichenor Reed Martin
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Complete Works
- Related items
- Reduced Shakespeare Company: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
Notes
- Notes
- The cassette recordings held at the British Library sound archive include brief background notes.
- General
- "The Reduced Shakespeare Company is a three-man comedy troupe known for taking long, serious subjects and reducing them into short, sharp comedies. They have created six stage shows, two television specials, and numerous radio pieces." (Reduced Shakespeare Company, http://www.reducedshakespeare.com/brief.php, accessed 9/10/2007).
- History
- Broadcast as part of the ‘Shakespeare Today’ season on the BBC World Service in 1994. The series was transmitted in six 30-minute instalments from 11/5/1994-22/6/1994.
Production Company
Sponsor
Archive
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
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