William Shakespeare Macbeth Richard Eyre
William Shakespeare Macbeth The Sunday Play: Macbeth 10 Sep 2000 at 19:30 Channel: BBC Radio 3 Richard Eyre's production rocks between the extremes of nature and society, male and female, blood and water, war and peace, light and darkness, the absence of children and the presence of children.
Music by Dominic Muldowney Director Richard Eyre Producer Kate Rowland Macbeth:………Ken Stott Lady Macbeth/third witch:………Phyllis Logan Macduff:………Tom Mannion Banquo:……..Liam Brennan Duncan:………Hugh Ross Malcolm:………Alan Cox Lennox:………Paul Higgins Ross:…………Alastair Galbraith Porter:……….Kenny Ireland Old man:………..Graham Crowden Doctor:……..Ken Drury Seyton:………..Lainstuart Robertson First witch/Lady MacDuff:……..Tracy Wiles Second witch/Gentlewoman:……..Kathleen McGoldrick Sergeant/Second murderer:………William McBain First murderer/Siward:………..Gavin Muir Fleance/Young Siward:……..Stuart Wilkinson Servant/Lords:………Alex Ferns Lady MacDuff's son:……….Ben MacLeod Richard Eyre, made his radio debut with this production. Originally broadcast as part of the BBC’s Shakespeare for the New Millennium season on Radio 3, in which the BBC mounted 17 new productions of Shakespeare in the space of four years. The emphasis of the productions is on a contemporary, innovative approach. Repeated on 20 November 2005 in the BBC Radio 3 ‘Drama on 3’ slot.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.