Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Second Feature - The Tempest - BBC Radio 3 1974


Paul Scofield  Prospero
Jane Knowles   Miranda
Ronnie Stevens Ariel
Patrick Stewart Caliban
Richard Kay Ferdinand
Alan Rowe Francisco
Alan Rowe Master of the Ship
Anthony Daniels Adrian
Charles Kay Sebastian
Doreen Walker Singer (Juno)
John Justin Alonso
Michael Spice Antonio
Patricia Hooper Singer (Iris)
Prudence Lloyd Singer (Ceres)
Rory Kinnear Stephano
Terence Scully Trinculo
Timothy Bateson Gonzalo
William Sleigh Boatswain

DAVID CAIN 'S music played by MIKE WESTBROOK , CLIVE HEATH. CHRISTOPHER HOGWOOD. BRIAN GODDING. BUTCH POTTER , JOHN MITCHELL and TRISTAN FRY conducted by THE COMPOSER

Pretty good cast and the music credits aren't too shabby either, they made good use of the medium, taking advantage of its intimacy and not having to have sets and costumes or being able to see the actors.  Ronnie Stevens was fifty when this production was done, a pretty aged Ariel. 

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