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Twelfth Night (Part 1)

Synopsis
Part one of a new radio production, featuring Toby Jones as Malvolio. First included in the First Folio in 1623, this is a 400th anniversary production of Shakespeare’s comedy of mistaken identities and unrequited love. And it also contributes to the marking of the centenary of BBC Radio Drama as in 1923, 300 years after the First Folio, Twelfth Night became the first full-length Shakespeare play to be broadcast on BBC radio.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
22 Apr 2023 at 15:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)
Duration
57 mins

Credits

Director
Clive Brill
Producer
Clive Brill
Music
Joseph Bedell
Cast
Indigo GriffithsViola (later disguised as Cesario)
Genevieve GauntOlivia
Giles TereraOrsino, Duke of Illyria
Toby JonesMalvolio
Rio Attoh WoodFeste
Antoine AyeshaMaria
Christopher BuckleyCurio
Christopher BuckleySecond Officer
David AjaoCaptain
David AjaoFabian
David ElueSebastian
David TroughtonSir Toby Belch
James PeakeFirst Officer
Jamie TreacherSir Andrew Aguecheek
Jos VantylerAntonio
Katy OwenValentine

Additional Details

Production type
Television and Radio Drama
Historical period
Elizabethan
Plays
Twelfth Night
Subjects
Drama; Shakespeare

Production Company

Name

Brill Productions

Sponsor

Name

BBC Radio

Archive

Name

BoB

Email
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
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