Bacchae (1949)

Original id: 
6512
Start date: 
1 May 1949
Degree of relationship to ancient play: 
Translation
Production notes: 
First broadcast on the BBC Third Programme, 1 May 1949, 6.50-8.20pm. Repeated on the Third, 3 May, 8-9.30pm (cut version), and 23 May, 7.10-9pm (full version).
Media of production: 
Radio
Languages: 
English

Information related to this production

Person Role Notes
Frederick Allen Actor Narrator
Franklyn Bellamy Actor Herdsman
Anthony Bernard Composer
Alastair Duncan Actor Dionysus, as a man
Malcolm Hayes Actor Pentheus
Anthony Jacobs Actor Soldier
Raymond Raikes Adaptor adapted the translation for broadcasting
Raymond Raikes Producer
Norman Shelley Actor Cadmus
René Soames Actor Dionysus, as a god
Cecil Trouncer Actor Teiresias
Marjorie Westbury Actor Leader of the Chorus
Arthur Young Actor Old Slave
Gladys Young Actor Agave
Venue Festival Dates Notes
unknown venue (England)

How to cite this production

Bacchae (1949), accessed at http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/productions/production/6512 <26 April 2024>