Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead is a radio play by Tom Stoppard, based on his acclaimed stage play. It was first broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on 24 December 1978[1].
Plot[]
Two marginal characters from Hamlet and what they do "offstage" Shakespeare's plot. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern inhabit a Beckett-like world beyond their comprehension, and they set out on a journey unsure of where they are going or who they themselves are.
Cast[]
- Rosencrantz - Edward Hardwicke
- Guildenstern - Edward Petherbridge
- The Player - Freddie Jones
- Alfred - Anthony Daniels
- Hamlet - Martin Jarvis
- Ophelia - Angela Pleasance
- Claudius - Robert Lang
- Gertrude - Maxine Audley
- Horatio - John Rye
- Polonius - William Squire
- Fortinbras - Philip Sully
- Ambassador - Michael Deacon
with
- Peter Wickham
- Roger Hammond
- Philip Voss
- Tim Bentinck
- Andrew Branch
- Music Composed and conducted by Mark Wilkinson
- Directed by John Tydeman