Norwich Players in Extracts from ‘The Tempest’, The

Synopsis

Radio broadcast. The Norwich Players perform extracts from Shakespeare’s late play under the direction of Nugent Monk. The viriginal is played by R. Cocks. Introduction by T. C. Kemp.

Series

From the Midland Theatres

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Recording date

12 Jun 1949

Transmission details

15 Jun 1949 at 22:00 (Channel: BBC Midland)

Duration

30 mins

Availability

Unknown

Credits

Director

W. Nugent Monk

Producer

William Hughes

Writer

William Shakespeare

Cast

A. Stephenson	Prospero
B. Barker	Miranda
S. Williamson	Ariel
C. High	Caliban
J. Hall	Ferdinand
A. D. Stevens	Sebastian
A. Lovell	Stephano
C. Harris	Gonzalo
E. Potter	Trinculo
T. C. Kemp	Speaker
T. Stevens	Alonso

Additional Details

Theatre company

Norwich Players, The

Production type

Other

Plays

Tempest, The

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Broadcast on Midland Home Service

Textual information

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

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)