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The Spanish Tragedy

Hieronimo pursues the murderers of his son Horatio and takes revenge. Known as the first Revenger's Tragedy; this great play inspired Shakespeare to write Hamlet.

The Spanish Tragedy by Thomas Kyd
Abridged and adapted by Pauline Harris and Emma Smith

Spain is in the middle of a peace treaty with Portugal, when Marshall Hieronimo is forced down a brutal path of vengeance from which there is no return. This bold and visceral adaptation is intercut with contemporary music in this new ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Audio Drama production. It powerfully explores the morality of revenge, the stages of grief, and violence, and the poetry of extreme emotion.

Hieronimo - Robert Glenister
Lorenzo - Sandy Grierson
Bel-Imperia - Joanna Vanderham
King of Spain/Bazardo - Michael Birtenshaw
Duke of Castille/Viceroy of Portugal - Jonathan Keeble
Ghost of Andrea/The Executioner/Portuguese Ambassador - John Lightbody
Revenge/Maid to Isabella - Jessica Turner
Isabella - Emma Cunniffe
Horatio - Will Kirk
Pedringano - Don Gilet
Balthazar - Josh Bryant-Jones
Alexandro/Paige - Tom Kiteley
Requim song composed and performed by Jules Maxwell, Lina Rodriques, and James Chapman
Production co-ordinator - Jonathan Powell
Introduction by Professor Emma Smith from Hertford College, Oxford
Sound by Keith Graham and Alison Craig
Produced and Directed by Pauline Harris

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1 hour, 34 minutes

Last on

Sun 12 Nov 2023 19:30

Broadcast

  • Sun 12 Nov 2023 19:30