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Documentary. Study of the psychology of the actors in a performance of Romeo and Juliet in Prague, their insistence on tolerance, and projection of their private lives.
Short. Drama set in a provincial repertory theatre where a production of Macbeth is taking place.
Newsfilm. Footage of the set of 5 postage stamps which will commemorate Shakespeare’s 400th birthday when the National Shakespeare Festival opens on April 23rd. Also footage of the stamps designer David...
Animated version of Alfred Jarry’s play by Geoff Dunbar. The play offers parodic adaptations of situations and plots from Shakespearean drama, including Macbeth, Hamlet and Richard III.
Video recording of the production directed by Vanessa Redgrave and videotaped for Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT) by Richard Stucker. David Harewood and Vanessa Redgrave in the title roles.
US variety show hosted by Ed Sullivan. This episode includes scenes (c 16mins) from a production of The Tempest filmed at the American Shakespeare Festival Theatre in Stratford, CT. There are also scenes (c...
A series of four films using still drawings from a number of artists to accompany poetry readings. Sponsored by the British Film Institute and produced by Halas and Batchelor for the Festival of Britain,...
Documentary. A performance of scenes from Julius Caesar by inmates of the Roman maximum security prison Rebibbia. One of them comments: ‘Ever since I discovered art this cell has truly become a prison’....
Feature film. An English troupe of actors tour post-Raj India staging performances of Shakespeare to dwindling audiences as British dominance of, and interest in, British culture fades. The film is an ironic...
Feature film. Romantic comedy set against a background of a stage production of Romeo and Juliet. Noora, the female lead in the play, breaks her leg at the kickoff party, and Laura, an actress who due to...
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