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In this account of the battle of Agincourt experienced through the eyes of Pistol (Bob Hoskins), writer Peter Mottley focuses the action of the play on the minor characters of Shakespeare’s Henry V and how...
Radio broadcast. The actor duo William Macready and Edna Godfrey-Turner recite excerpts from Shakespeare’s plays: Hamlet - Hamlet and the Queen Macbeth - The Dagger and Sleepwalking Scenes King Lear -...
The workshop examines one of the many short, crowded scenes of the play, in which Antony takes his leave of Cleopatra before going into battle with Caesar. Director John Russell-Brown works with James...
Radio programme commemorating the anniversary of the battle of Agincourt with music and scenes from Shakespeare’s histories. The Belfast Station Orchestra performs the Overture to Nicolai’s The Merry...
Radio broadcast. Led by Aylmer Buesst, the BBC Orchestra plays Haydn’s composition which was originally composed to accompany a performance of King Lear in Esterhaz castle. It is comprised of an overture,...
Norman O’Neill conducts the Wireless Chorus and the BBC Orchestra in a concert of his own music, written for Shakespeare’s plays. The Orchestra plays the Overture from ‘Hamlet’ and ‘Three...
Feature film. Brilliant young general Macbeth pulls off a glorious victory in battle before returning to an indolent court where honours are dispensed by whim. Spurred on by prophesying drifters and an...
Explores the problematic relationship between event, text and performance in Shakespeare’s Henry V. Also focuses on the way war, and images of war, are presented on stage and on film. In five sections: 1)...
Radio programme of classical music marking the ‘Ides of March’ by showcasing music inspired by Julius Caesar and other Shakespearean plays. The programme is presented by Nick Bailey. The musical pieces...
Independent low budget feature film based on Henry IV. Part II. Hal is a true depiction of the area in which he lives, repeatedly breaking the law with his fat, charismatic and often drunk friend, John...
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