Tempest, The

Synopsis

Radio version of Shakespeare’s play adapted by Val Gielgud and E.A. Harding. With John Gielgud as Prospero, Leslie French as Ariel and Angela Baddeley as Miranda. The BBC Theatre Orchestra is conducted by Leslie Woodgate who also composed and arranged the music together with Kate Coates.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

12 Nov 1933 at 17:30 (Channel: BBC National Programme)

Duration

120 mins

Availability

No copy extant

Credits

Producer

Val Gielgud

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Kate Coates; Leslie Woodgate

Adaptor for Radio

E. A. Harding; Val Gielgud

Cast

John Gielgud	Prospero
Angela Baddeley	Miranda
Leslie French	Ariel
Ralph Richardson	Caliban
John Cheatle	Ferdinand
Andrew Churchman	Alonso
Barbara Dillon	Iris
Edward Craven	Master of the Ship
George Devine	Stephano
George Howe	Trinculo
Guy Pelham Boulton	Antonio
H.O. Nicholson	Gonzalo
Molly Rankin	Ceres
Norman Shelley	Sebastian
Philip Wade	Boatswain
Ruth Anderson	Juno

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Tempest, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Textual information

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

Reviews

In his Radio Times article The Tempest, L. A. G. Strong explains why this play is "pre-eminently suited to the microphone" (10 November 1933, p. 399).
Source: BBC Programme Records 1933-1935, Radio Times

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)