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Backstage footage at the Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis during a production of The Winter’s Tale. Shows rehearsals in ‘street’ clothes and the dress rehearsal. There is also footage of the Guthrie staff...
Feature film short based loosely on Timon of Athens. ‘The story of a jovial, plump, rich man. His main concern is the happiness of those around himso much so that his generosity soon results in his own...
Cinemagazine. Shakespeare quatercentenary celebrations in Stratford-upon-Avon and Trinidad. In Trinidad, dancers in the street portray Shakespeare’s characters as part of a carnival procession. Commentator...
Act III i of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Nights Dream is given an urban 21st century twist in an advert for Levi 501 Jeans with Anti-Fit. The scene is ‘translated’ from the fairy forest to a...
STANDING STILL is a short, bittersweet comedy, starring Jonathan Slinger and Sinead Keenan. It follows the life of street performer Edgar Standing who makes his living as a living statue (as Hamlet) on the...
Radio documentary. Jeremy Nicholas investigates the current status of Shakespeare in the popular imagination; he talks to representatives from the acting profession, teachers, children and people in the...
A video recording of Jennifer Nelson’s hip-hop inspired production of As You Like It performed by the Washington Shakespeare Company and the African Continuum Theatre Company (ACTCo). Videotaped for WAPAVA...
A contemporary dance conceived, directed and choreographed by Jane Comfort. Macbeth is presented as a cautionary tale of the 1980s, the piece juxtaposed with Wall Street yuppies and punk rocker witches in a...
Exploration of the stage history and interpretation of The Taming of the Shrew. Includes workshop performances and discussion of some of the central speeches. Contributors include Dr Jonathan Miller, RSC...
Children’s television series. An episode from the Muppet’s Monsterpiece Theatre interlude, presented by Muppet Cookie Monster (as Alistair Cookie) - a spoof on Masterpiece Theater presented by Alistair...
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