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A Japanese adaptation by John R. Briggs videotaped at the Playhouse 46. The costumes are those of a samurai army, the witches wear Kabuki make-up, and the set is dominated by a large, sculptured Buddha....
Feature film. Set in a mime theatre in Paris in the 1820s, tells the story of a free-spirited young woman, Garance, and four men who fall in love with her. There are two scenes from Othello (including V...
Film (probably a newsfilm item) of acclaimed Dutch actor Louis Bouwmeester as Shylock. No further details known (9/2007).
Radio broadcast described as a comedy of ‘loose and light interviews with a lunatic, a lover and a poet, based on Shakespeare’s theme’.
Morris Schreiber discusses Shakespeare’s art, characterisation, depth, themes, language, and significance for contemporary times.
A film adaptation of Hamlet with Kenneth Branagh in the title role. Set in the 19th century with many stars giving cameo performances in minor roles. The film was shot on 65mm and released in 70mm.
Educational videotape. Extracts from five key speeches and soliloquies from Hamlet examined to highlight Hamlet’s indecision and turmoil throughout the play. The extracts are: I ii ‘O, that this too, too...
A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2004 production of Macbeth. Directed by Dominic Cooke with Greg Hicks and Ruth Gemmell as the Macbeths.
Neil Aldrich recites Shakespeare’s sonnets, and other works, speculating about the recitative convention employed in the 17th century. The delivery is rap-like, very different from the performance norm....
Anthology drama series. A production of Julius Caesar adapted by Leo Penn. Theodore Bikel is Caesar and Alfred Ryder plays Mark Antony. Introduced by John Cannon.