Learning on ScreenWill Shakespeare
- Synopsis
- Radio adaptation of the play which was originally written for the stage by British playwright Clemence Dane (1888-1965). Arranged and directed by Robert Chignell, the production is produced by Val Gielgud. The plot links Shakespeare (Emlyn Williams) and the ‘Dark Lady’ of the sonnets with the mysterious death of Shakespeare’s fellow dramatist, Christopher Marlowe. In this production, Clemence Dane features as narrator.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 24 Apr 1934 at 21:20 (Channel: BBC National Programme)
- Duration
- 25 mins
- Availability
- No archive copy known.
Credits
- Director
- Robert Chignell
- Producer
- Val Gielgud
- Writer
- Clemence Dane
- Music
- Thomas Wood
- Adaptor for Radio
- Clemence Dane
- Cast
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
- Stage play premiered at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, 17 November 1921. Initially, a scene from Act IV was broadcast on BBC London (5/9/1926). The play was subsequently produced for BBC Television on April 3,1938 (see separate entry).
- Reviews
- Listener Maisie E. Crook from Devizes comments on this production: "It was so beautifully and delicately acted ... that the great soul of Drama seemed to live upon the air" (Radio Times, 43:554, 11 May 1934, p. 421).
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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