A Play for the Heart: The Death of Shakespeare
Robert Lindsay, Oliver Chris and Gwilym Lee star in Nick Warburton's new play re-imagining Shakespeare's last day. What do his visitors want? And who is the man with bloody hands?
Playwright Nick Warburton imaginatively recreates what might have happened on Shakespeare's last day, with a series of encounters filtered through his fevered imagination. What do his many visitors want? Who is the pale boy? And the man with bloody hands?
Recorded entirely on location in Mary Arden's farm and touching on all aspects of his life, it's a play about memory and regret, life and art, fidelity and legacy and it gives new insights into the inner life of the greatest writer of all time.
William Shakespeare ..... Robert Lindsay
John Fletcher ..... Oliver Chris
William Harvey ..... Gwilym Lee
Unnamed gentleman ..... James Lailey
Ann ..... Susan Jameson
Susanna Hall ..... Nicola Ferguson
John Hall .....Nick Underwood
Hamnet ..... Sam Bough
Voice ..... Brian Protheroe
Produced and directed by Marion Nancarrow.
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What's it like to play William Shakespeare?
Duration: 00:49
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Writer | Nick Warburton |
William Shakespeare | Robert Lindsay |
John Fletcher | Oliver Chris |
William Harvey | Gwilym Lee |
Unnamed gentleman | James Lailey |
Ann | Susan Jameson |
Susanna Hall | Nicola Ferguson |
John Hall | Nick Underwood |
Hamnet | Sam Bough |
Voice | Brian Protheroe |
Producer | Marion Nancarrow |
Director | Marion Nancarrow |
Broadcasts
- Sun 24 Apr 2016 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
- Sun 25 Feb 2018 21:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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