Young Shakespeare (radio play)
Young Shakesepeare is a 1937 Australian radio drama by Kenneth Mackenzie about William Shakespeare.[1]
It is a verse drama and one of the most acclaimed in that format produced in Australia.[2]
According to Leslie Rees it "freshly interpreted the relations between Anne and the fledgling William —the restless youth, driven to leave Stratford because sudden realisation of a woman’s deceit had dried up the love running in his veins."[3]
The play was popular and was produced again in 1941.[4] This production was called one of the best radio plays of the year.[5]
A copy of the play is at the Fryer Library, University of Queensland.[6]
Premise
[edit]The romance between Will Shakespeare and Ann Hathaway.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "SUN DAY [AUGUST 1]", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, July 30, 1937, nla.obj-714692985, retrieved 19 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ Semmler, Clement (1981). The ABC : Aunt Sally and sacred cow. Melbourne University Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-522-84216-6.
- ^ "PLAYS OF THE AIR: Shakespeare's Birthday", ABC Weekly, Sydney: ABC, 20 April 1940, retrieved 19 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "SPECIAL ANZAC DAY BROADCASTS". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 19 April 1941. p. 9. Retrieved 19 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Plays of the Air Best of the Year", ABC Weekly, Sydney: ABC, 20 December 1941, retrieved 19 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ Young Shakespeare at UQ
- ^ "A.B.C. HIGHLIGHTS". Nambucca and Bellinger News. Vol. 32, no. 1631. New South Wales, Australia. 30 July 1937. p. 4. Retrieved 19 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
[edit]- Young Shakespeare at AustLit