Learning on ScreenRichard II
- Synopsis
- Radio version of the play performed by the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company with Michael Redgrave as Richard and Harry Andrews as Bolingbroke. Adapted and produced by Peter Watts from Anthony Quayle’s 1951 production at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. The incidental music is composed by Leslie Bridgewater. Robert Hardy narrates.
- Series
- World Theatre
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 23 Apr 1951 at 20:00 (Channel: BBC Home Service)
- Duration
- 150 (including interval)
- Availability
- No copy extant
Credits
- Director
- Anthony Quayle
- Producer
- Peter Watts
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Leslie Bridgewater
- Adaptor for Radio
- Peter Watts
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
- Theatre company
- Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Richard II
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- History
- The press night for the stage performance at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, was on 24/03/1951. The programme is broadcast in two parts with a fifteen-minute break for the news at 9 p. m.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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