Learning on ScreenFrom the London Theatre: Scenes from ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
- Synopsis
- Radio programme featuring extracts from plays in current production at London’s theatres. In this episode, scenes from Robert Atkins’s production of Shakespeare’s comedy for the Ring theatre, London, are performed by Charles Carson, Gwendolene Evans and others. T. Jones sings.
- Series
- From the London Theatre
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 8 Nov 1935 at 19:17 (Channel: BBC Regional Programme)
- Duration
- 21 mins
- Availability
- No copy extant
Credits
- Director
- Robert Atkins
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Contributor
- T. Jones
- Cast
Agnes Lauchlan Charles Carson Ernest Hare Gwendolen Evans Jack Hawkins John H. Moor John Laurie Marius Goring Philip Desborough Rosalyn Boulter
Additional Details
- Theatre
- The Ring, London
- Theatre company
- Robert Atkins and his Bankside Players
- Production type
- Other
- Plays
- Much Ado About Nothing
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The stage production premiered on 27/10/1935 at the Ring, Blackfriars Rd., London, a space which Atkins proposed to use for Sunday evening performances of Shakespeare on a stage that closely resembled the original Elizabethan formation. Cf. ‘The Bankside Players: Elizabethan drama at Blackfriars’, The Times, 25 September 1935, p. 10.
- History
- Episode 23 in the ‘From the London Theatre’ series.
- Reviews
- Source: BBC programme Records 1933-1935, The Times
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Record Stats
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