Learning on ScreenVoodoo Macbeth
- Synopsis
- Radio drama by by Sharon Oakes about the making of Orson Welles’ landmark 1936 production of Macbeth, staged in Harlem for the Federal Theatre Project’s Negro Unit and featuring an all-black cast.
- Series
- Afternoon Drama
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Transmission details
- 28 Jan 2021 at 14:15 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)
- Duration
- 44 mins
Credits
- Director
- Gaynor Macfarlane
- Writer
- Sharon Oakes
- Cast
Adam Courtin Ariyon Bakare Jack Carter Edna Thomas Clare Perkins John Hollingworth John Houseman Lloyd Thomas Maggie Service Tom Bateman Orson Welles Tom Lawrence John Barrymore Tom Lawrence Abe Feder
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- New Deal; New York; Black actors
- Related items
- "I Here Engage My Words"
- We Work Again
Notes
- Notes
- Footage of the actual production can be see in WE WORK AGAIN (qv separate entry).
Online Availability
- Online URL
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000rlm1
- Online format
- Streamed
Production Company
- Name
BBC Scotland
Archive
- Name
BoB
- bob@learningonscreen.ac.uk
- Web
- https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 3743 2345
- Address
- Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council
330 Holborn Gate
1st Floor, Suite 120
London
WC1V 7QH - Notes
- Formerly a service from BUFVC, British Universities Film & Video Council
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