Learning on ScreenTragedy of Macbeth, The
- Synopsis
- Shakespeare’s tragedy presented for broadcasting in twelve scenes by Barbara Burnham, produced by Val Gielgud and E. A. Harding. The cast includes Ralph Richardson as Macbeth and Martita Hunt as Lady Macbeth. With special music composed by Victor Hely-Hutchinson who also conducts the BBC Theatre Orchestra.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 12 Mar 1933 at 15:30 (Channel: BBC Regional Programme)
- Duration
- 120 mins
- Availability
- No recording extant
Credits
- Producer
- E. A. Harding; Val Gielgud
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Victor Hely-Hutchinson
- Adaptor for Radio
- Barbara Burnham
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Transmitted on London Regional.
- Textual information
- A written transcript of the production is held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.
- Reviews
- The unusually detailed review in The Times praised the production for its use of music, which enhanced the supernatural and the ghostly aspects of the tragedy, turning the broadcast version into an ‘impressive’ rather than ‘realistic’ production. There was one reservation: "We should have liked to hear the witches attempt something other than the conventional accents of shrill horror which one has heard so often, but within the limits of this prescribed form ... their scenes were persuasive enough." (13 March 1933, p. 12)
Source: Radio Times, BBC Programme Records
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Record Stats
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