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Lecture by Michael Bogdanov, Artistic Director of the English Shakespeare Company. The session is chaired by P.D. James, Baroness James of Holland Park.
Radio broadcast. Theatre director and theatre designer Tyrone Guthrie talks about his early encounters with Shakespeare, his approach as a theatre director, and what qualities in the man himself are worth...
News item (mute). Guests attending a party for the first night of Love’s Labour Lost at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford on 3rd July 1956. The play was directed by Peter Hall, his first...
Documentary supporting the claim that Edward de Vere was the real author of the plays attributed to William Shakespeare. Features interviews with Derek Jacobi and Mark Rylance, who both subscribe to the theory.
Educational film. Actor Hans Conreid discusses aspects of Shakespeare’s works standing before a series of sculptured figures depicting memorable scenes from eight plays. Behind-the-scenes voices speak...
US comedy drama about the Brady family. When Marcia is offered the lead as Juliet in the school play she is not sure that she can tackle such an important part. But when the Bradys encourage her she lets it...
Newsfilm. Opening of the tomb of Sir Thomas Walsingham at St Nicholas’ Church, Chislehurst in a search for Shakespearean manuscripts, the existence of which American theatre critic Calvin Hoffman believes...
Arts and media programme presented by Tracey MacLeod. Includes an item (11 mins) on British theatre director Michael Bogdanov, now Artistic Director of the Deutches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg. Includes scenes...
Trevor Nunn, Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, interviews actors about their interpretations of Hamlet. Program 1 (55 mins) investigates major scenes through actor commentary and production...
Video recording of SITI’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with 8 actors directed by Anne Bogart.