First Folio
Shakespeare's First Folio was published 400 years ago, thanks to the efforts of his colleagues John Heminges and Henry Condell. This comedic play charts their efforts.
Mike Harris reimagines the collation of Shakespeare's First Folio through the efforts of his colleagues John Heminges and Henry Condell.
The First Folio, which was published 400 years ago, gathers 36 plays for the first time - although how much was accurate and how much reinvented through memory and scraps of manuscript remains a subject of debate.
To add a bit of fun to the whole procedure, Mike Harris imagines a young girl - Rosalind - desperate to act and write in a world where it's the last thing females would routinely be allowed to do....
Cast:
Rosalind Hannah Traylen
The Ghost/Shakespeare Christopher Jordan
Heminges Jos Vantyler
Condell Ricky Oakley
Isaac Jaggard Paul Kemp
John Leeson Ben Castle Gibb
Moll Frith Alex Constantinidi
Sir Pexall Broackass Miles Richardson
Other parts played by members of the cast
Written by Mike Harris
Produced and directed by Clive Brill
A Brill production for ±«Óãtv Radio 4
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- Sat 11 Nov 2023 15:00±«Óãtv Radio 4