Shakespeare on Five Dollars a Day

Synopsis

Radio play written and directed by Douglas Kennedy. set in Dublin, it focuses on visiting American academic Bradshaw (Blain Fairman), whose main reason for accepting his post in the English department is to ‘meet alimony payments for his ex-wife in Florida and whose social mobility among the female students cuts no ice with his new employers’ (Radio Times programme information). No connection with Shakespeare’s play has been found beyond the title.

Series

Afternoon Theatre

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Recording date

6 Dec 1981

Transmission details

1 Jan 1982 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)

Duration

63 mins

Availability

Unknown

Credits

Director

Robert Cooper

Writer

Douglas Kennedy

Cast

Alan Stanford	Davies
Blain Flairman	Bradshaw
Colm Meaney	Waiter
Colm Meaney	Student
Colm Meaney	Thompson
Denys Hawthorne	Quinn-Liven
Felicity Hayes-McCoy	Fedelma
John Shelden	Morrow
Margaret D’Arcy	Miss Hennessey
Maurice O’Callaghan	Tour guide
Maurice O’Callaghan	Vicar

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

A BBC Northern Ireland Production.

Textual information

A transcript of the production is held by the Birmingham Central Library, Shakespeare Collection, and the BBC Written Archives Play Library in Caversham, Reading.

Reviews

Source: Radio Times, The Times

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)