Rival, The

Synopsis

Radio drama by Jude Cook that imagines what may have happened when William Shakespeare went to Titchfield House to escape the plague, wrote his celebrated sonnets and got tangled up in emotional and professional rivalries. The play is introduced by Dr Will Tosh.

Series

Drama on 3

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

27 Jun 2021 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)

Duration

89 mins

Credits

Director

Jeremy Mortimer

Writer

Jude Cook

Cast

Ben Deery	Robert Cecil
Ben Deery	George Chapman
Christine Kavanagh	Countess of Southampton
Elliot Barnes-Worrell	William Shakespeare
Freddie Fox	Earl of Southampton
Indra Ove	Aline Florio
Kirsten Udall	Susannah Shakespeare
Philip Arditti	John Florio
Philip Jackson	Lord Burghley
Philip Jackson	Robert Greene
Stephen Leask	Richard Burbage
Tim Downie	Christopher Marlowe

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Subjects

Drama; Shakespeare

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Production Company

Name

Reduced Listening Productions

Sponsor

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BoB

Email

bob@learningonscreen.ac.uk

Web

https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand External site opens in new window

Phone

020 3743 2389

Address

Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council
York House
221 Pentonville Road
London
N1 9UZ

Notes

Formerly a service from BUFVC, British Universities Film & Video Council