Pembroke’s Mother

Synopsis

Radio play in one act written by H. F. Rubinstein and produced by Martin Jenkins. Set in the library of the Earl of Pembroke’s house in Wiltshire on 2 December 1603, it speculates what might have happened when the King’s Company, with Shakespeare as one of the actors, performed As You Like It in front of King James I.

Series

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

10 Apr 1974 at 11:30 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)

Duration

30 mins

Availability

Unknown

Credits

Producer

Arthur Jenkins

Writer

H. F. Rubinstein

Cast

Alan Rowe	Thomas
Alan Rowe	King James I
David Timson	Philip Herbert
Julie Hallam	Alice
Michael Spice	William Shakespeare
Pauline Letts	Mary Herbert, Countess of Pembroke
Sion Probert	William Herbert
William Sleigh	Richard Burbage

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Plays

As You Like It

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

biographies; 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: Times, Radio Times

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)