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A version of The Taming of the Shrew which follows the principal action quite closely but eliminates the induction and the scenes with Bianca’s lovers.
70 of Shakespeare’s sonnets read unabridged by actors including David Tennant, Anton Lesser and Juliet Stevenson. Directed and selected by David Timson.
Radio documentary on the architect Elisabeth Scott who designed the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Scott beat more than 70 contenders for the commision at a time when women her age didn’t have the vote....
Radio broadcast for schools. Actor Gerd Grasse reads an excerpt from Shakespeare’s Hamlet. With an introduction by Prof. Dr. Robert Weimann.
Radio broadcast of Rossini’s Otello. Nicola Tagger is Othello. The Radio Telefis Eireann Opera and Chorus is conducted by Albert Rosen.
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....
Sonnet 53 read in costume by Simon Callow, followed by a discussion of the sonnet by Dr Nicholas Humphrey. The sonnet is then performed again in light of the commentary.
Comedy romance feature film. James Flanagan, a 53 year-old New York cab driver, is an aspiring Shakespearean actor. He is troubled by thoughts of his father, who died of alcohol abuse when James was a...
Video recording of Hamlet adapted and directed by Hughes Serge Limbvani with Kaf Malere in the title role. Directed for video by Antoine Kouton and Gilleslvan Frankignoul.
Feature film about a turn-of-the-century frontier gold mining town. According to the entry in Lanier (op cit) ‘in a performance described as Barrymore-esque, Reagan performs Othello for a dog, references...
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