Learning on ScreenMerchant of Venice, The
- Synopsis
- Shakespeare’s play produced for radio by Michael Powell. With Irene Worth as Portia, Harry Andrews as Shylock and other parts played by members of the BBC Drama Repertory Company.
- Series
- World Theatre
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Recording date
- 25 May 1958
- Transmission details
- 9 Jun 1958 at 20:00 (Channel: BBC Home Service)
- Duration
- 155 (incl. interval)
- Availability
- Unknown
Credits
- Producer
- Michael Bakewell
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- BBC Drama Repertory Company
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Merchant of Venice, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- General
- Rehearsals: 19/5/1958-25/5/1958
- History
- Broadcast with a 15-minute break for the news at 9pm.
- Textual information
- A written transcript of the production is held at the Birmingham Central Library as part of their Shakespeare Collection.
- Reviews
- In the Radio Times preview, producer Michael Bakewell points out that the ‘aim in this production has been to keep cutting and adaptation of the text to an absolute minimum ... No "radio version" is in fact needed, for the play speaks fully and clearly for itself’ ('The Merchant of Venice’, Radio Times, 6 June 1958, p. 24.
Source: The Times
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Record Stats
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