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Radio programme. !0 years after his death, what is Olivier’s cultural legacy? By cutting the theatre text of Henry V he created a film of patriotic wartime propaganda which still colours perceptions of...
Australian newsfilm. Newsreel showing students of Sydney Boys’ High School, dressed in theatrical costume, performing the Henry V at Anzac War Memorial in Hyde Park, Sydney during Education Week. There...
Video recording of the Folger Theatre’s 2013 staging of Henry V directed by Robert Richmond with Zach Appleman in the title role. Videographer is George Karseboom.
Looks at central themes in Macbeth using discussion, rehearsal and performance of key scenes. Also examines the social and historical context of the play. In four parts: 1) The Supernatural - Act I, Scenes i...
Uses an excerpt from Olivier’s 1944 production of HENRY V to demonstrate the Globe theatre. Opens with a shot of an elaborate model of London in 1600 and shows London bridge, a general impression of the...
Feature film. Set in London in 2020 when Britain has become a Fascist state, a freedom fighter known as V (Weaving) uses terrorist tactics to fight the oppressive society. He rescues a young woman (Portman)...
Topical. Scenes from Henry V performed by the boys of King Edward VI Grammar School, Stratford-upon-Avon. Ball (op cit) believes this production to be the first amateur Shakespeare film. Screened at The...
Explores the authenticity of Henry V and considers the methods of its enactment and emphasis in the first performance in 1599 to the 1944 Olivier film version. There are contributions from a film historian,...
Radio broadcast. Chris de Souza takes a look at one of Shakespeare’s plays, and plays some of the music it’s inspired over the centuries.
Radio play written by Timberlake Wertenbaker and directed by Ned Chaillet. Five-scene drama involving courting couples in various stages of life. The scene entitled ‘Summer’ rewrites the wooing scene of...
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