Shakespeare's The Tempest 1974

(5 stars; 7 reviews)

World Drama: The Tempest BBC Radio 3, 17 November 1974 18.55 by William Shakespeare Adapted for radio and produced by Ian Cotterell, in collaboration with David Cain, who composed and conducted the music, and Adrian Revill who recorded and edited the programme. "Towering production of The Tempest by Ian Cotterell... it gives Paul Scofield his first attempt at Prospero. An enormous, even terrifying rendering, not to be missed." (Jeremy Rundall: Sunday Times) Musician: Brian Godding Musician: Clive Heath Musician: Christopher Hogwood Musician: Tristan Fry Musician: John R. Mitchell Musician: Butch Potter Musician: Mike Westbrook Music Producer: Paul Reding Technical Assistance: Tom Tranter Technical Assistance: Peter Novis "The rarer action is in virtue than in vengeance." The scene: a ship at sea, then an enchanted island. Caliban, a savage and deformed slave: Patrick Stewart Strangers to the Island - Alonso, King of Naples: John Justin Strangers to the Island - Sebastian, his brother: Charles Kay Strangers to the Island - Antonio, brother to Prospero, the usurping Duke of Milan: Michael Spice Strangers to the Island - Ferdinand, son to the King of Naples: Richard Kay Strangers to the Island - Gonzalo, an honest old Counsellor: Timothy Bateson Strangers to the Island - Lords attending the King - Adrian: Anthony Daniels Strangers to the Island - Lords attending the King - Francisco: Alan Rowe Strangers to the Island - Trinculo, a jester: Terry Scully Strangers to the Island - Stephano, a drunken butler: Roy Kinnear Strangers to the Island - Master of a ship: Alan Rowe Strangers to the Island - Boatswain: William Sleigh Inhabitants of the Island - Prospero, the right Duke of Milan: Paul Scofield Inhabitants of the Island - Miranda, his daughter: Jane Knowles Inhabitants of the Island - Ariel, an airy spirit: Ronnie Stevens Inhabitants of the Island - Caliban, a savage and deformed slave: Patrick Stewart Inhabitants of the Island - Spirits in the Masque - Iris: Patricia Hooper Inhabitants of the Island - Spirits in the Masque - Ceres: Prudence Lloyd Inhabitants of the Island - Spirits in the Masque - Juno: Doreen Walker

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.