Hatfull, Ronan (2021) Adapting The Merchant of Venice for radio : an interview with Emma Harding, adapter and director for BBC Radio Drama. Shakespeare, 17 (4). pp. 507-521. doi:10.1080/17450918.2021.1960416

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Abstract

Emma Harding read English Literature at the University of Oxford before training as an actor at Drama Studio London. She started working for BBC Radio as a researcher on BBC Radio 4’s In Our Time and since 2003 has been a director/producer of drama, readings and documentaries. Her radio drama productions include Othello, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, The Divine Comedy, Riot Girls and Primo Levi’s The Periodic Table. Harding adapted and directed The Merchant of Venice for BBC Radio 3’s Drama on 3 series in 2018, locating Shakespeare’s play in London during the financial crash of 2008. In this interview, Harding discusses the process of adapting Shakespeare for the radio and working collaboratively to re-imagine The Merchant of Venice in a modern context and setting. Harding discusses her process of working with actors such as Hayley Atwell and Andrew Scott on their roles and reflects on why the play continues to resonate for twenty-first-century listeners.

Item Type:	Journal Item
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > Theatre, Performance and Cultural Policy Studies
Journal or Publication Title:	Shakespeare
Publisher:	Routledge
ISSN:	1745-0918
Official Date:	29 August 2021
Dates:	Date Event 29 August 2021 Published
Volume:	17
Number:	4
Page Range:	pp. 507-521
DOI:	10.1080/17450918.2021.1960416
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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