Prospero’s Island: Scenes from ‘The Tempest’

Synopsis

Scenes from Shakespeare’s play adapted and produced for broadcasting by Barbara Burnham. With Leon Quartermaine as Prospero, Alec Guinness as Ferdinand and Jill Furse as Miranda. Music arranged and played by Diana Poulton.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

4 Feb 1940 at 22:00 (Channel: BBC Home Service)

Duration

45 mins

Availability

No copy extant

Credits

Producer

Barbara Burnham

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Diana Poulton

Adaptor for Radio

Barbara Burnham

Cast

Leon Quartermaine	Prospero
Jill Furse	Miranda
Leslie French	Ariel
Roy Emerton	Caliban
Alec Guinness	Ferdinand
Cherry Cotterell	Iris
Francis de Wolff	Alonso
Frederick Burtwell	Stephano
H.O. Nicholson	Gonzalo
Ivan Brandt	Antonio
John Deverell	Trinculo
Lilian Harrison	Juno
Rosamund Merivale	Ceres

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

Source: The Times, Radio Times

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)