Antony and Cleopatra

Synopsis

Full version of Shakespeare’s play adapted for radio by Barbara Burnham and produced by Val Gielgud. With Godfrey Tearle and Constance Cummings in the title roles. Denys Blakelock narrates.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

2 Mar 1942 at 20:00 (Channel: BBC Home Service)

Duration

170 (incl. interval)

Availability

No copy extant

Credits

Producer

Val Gielgud

Writer

William Shakespeare

Contributor

Denys Blakelock

Adaptor for Radio

Barbara Burnham

Cast

Godfrey Tearle	Mark Antony
Constance Cummings	Cleopatra
James McKechnie	Octavius Caesar
Malcolm Keen	Enobarbus
Alexander Sarner	Alexas
Allan Jeayes	Canidius
Anthony Holles	Soldier
Arthur Clay	Agrippa
Frances Clair	Iras
Franklyn Bellamy	Soldier
George Howe	Mardian
Harry Hutchinson	Clown
Heron Carvic	Dolabella
Ivan Samson	Maecenas
Jack Livesey	Soldier
Jack Livesey	Taurus
John Chandos	Eros
Laidman Browne	Lepidus
Lydia Sherwood	Charmian
Malcolm Graeme	Proculeius
Muriel Pratt	Octavia
W.E. Holloway	Ventidius

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

Antony and Cleopatra

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

This ‘full’ version of the play was broadcast as a follow-up to the success with the uncut version of Shaw’s Saint Joan, transmitted on BBC radio in September 1941. Broadcast in two parts with a twenty-minute break fir the news at 21:00.

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)