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by William Shakespeare.
Robert Atkins, the well-known actor-manager, with the help of Patricia Neale and a group of students from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (by permission of Sir Kenneth Barnes, the Principal) shows how a scene should be rehearsed and acted.
Twelfth Night
Act 1: Scenes 1 and 2, and part of Scene 5
Macbeth
Act 1: Scene 5, Act 2: Scene 1
(to 17.00)

Contributors

Author:
William Shakespeare
Presenter/Programme deviser:
Robert Atkins
Programme deviser/Presented for television by:
Michael Barry
Orsino:
Eric Lander
Curio:
Robert Shaw
Valentine:
John Neville
Viola:
Ursula O'Leary
A sea captain:
Alan Nunn
Maria:
Edna Fryer
Olivia:
Patricia Neale
Malvolio:
Peter Jones
Sir Toby Belch:
Peter Sallis
Two waiting-women:
Jane Newell
Two waiting-women:
Gaynor Woods
Lady Macbeth:
Zilla Tomlin
An attendant:
Pieter Geldenhuys
Macbeth:
Lempriere Hammond
The schoolboy:
John Harris

An English version of the play "Les Nuits de la Colere" by Armand Salacrou.
Adapted and produced by Royston Morley.
[Starring] Roger Livesey and Joyce Redman
The action of the play takes place in occupied France and opens in the Bazires' sitting-room in the town of Chartres.

Contributors

Author (Les Nuits de la Colere):
Armand Salacrou
Adapter/producer:
Royston Morley
Settings:
Barry Learoyd
Rivoire:
George Woodbridge
Bernard Bazire:
Ivan Samson
Pisancon:
Raymond Huntley
Dede:
Willoughby Gray
Lecoq:
Roddy Hughes
Pierrette Bazire:
Victoria Hopper
Louise Cordeau:
Joyce Redman
Jean Cordeau (called 'The Link'):
Roger Livesey

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About this data

This data is drawn from the Radio Times magazine between 1923 and 2009. It shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was subject to change and may not be accurate. More