Coriolanus

Synopsis

Shakespeare’s play arranged for broadcasting by Peter Creswell and Barbara Burnham. The cast includes Leon Quartermaine in the title role, Frank Cellier as Menenius and Sybil Thorndike as Volumnia. Music by Robert Chignell, directed by Stanford Robinson.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

26 Apr 1933 at 21:36 (Channel: BBC National Programme)

Duration

207 (total running time)

Availability

No recording copy

Credits

Producer

Peter Creswell

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Robert Chignell

Contributor

Stanford Robinson

Adaptor for Radio

Barbara Burnham; Peter Creswell

Cast

Leon Quartermaine	Caius Martius Coriolanus
Sybil Thorndike	Volumnia
Cyril Gardiner	Tullus Aufidius
Frank Cellier	Menenius Agrippa
Felix Aylmer	Cominius
Arthur Evans
Cecil Trouncer	Titus Lartius
Charles Groves
Cyril Nash
Eric Berry
Ethel Lodge
Francis L. Sullivan	Sicinius Velutus
George Cooke
George Sanders
H.O. Nicholson	Junius Brutus
Helen Dale
Irene Ouston
Irene Rooke	Valeria
J. Spencer-Phillips
James Tovey
Joan Hare
John Y. Smart
Pascoe Thornton
Prudence Magor	Virgilia
Richard Hurndall
Theodore Smythe

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Coriolanus

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

A written transcript of the production is held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.

History

Broadcast in two parts. Part 1 was transmitted on the National wavelength on 26/4/1933, part 2 followed the next evening on the London Regional transmitter.

Reviews

Source: BBC Programme Records 1933-1935; The Times.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)