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Harry E. Humphrey recites the Seven Ages of Man speech from As You Like It (III ii) and Hamlet’s advice to the players (11 Vii); on the reverse side he recites Shylock’s justification of the Jew (III i).
A documentary based on Peter Stein’s 1976 production of As You Like It (Stein’s first Shakespeare play), at the Schaubühne. The research process was extensive, with lectures on Elizabethan stagecraft...
Newsfilm item. Scenes in Stratford-upon-Avon during Shakespeare’s birthday celebrations, including the unfurling of the Flags of the Nations ceremony and the visit of dignitaries to Shakespeare’s...
An exploration of Twelfth Night with material on Elizabethan England, theatre history, Shakespeare’s life and times, a series of guided tours and a glossary. Uses the metaphor of a theatre of memory to...
Video recording of a production directed by Piotr Lachmann based on Hamlet, with excerpts from the works of Polish playwrights Stanislaw Rozewicz and Helmut Kajzar. In this adaptation, keeping the memory of...
Radio broadcast. When did Stratford and the country at large really begin to celebrate Shakespeare? Radio 3 presenter Suzy Klein is in conversation with Professors Michael Dobson and Ewan Fernie of the...
US science fiction series filmed in British Columbia, Canada. Sheriff Carter shoots Henry at the diner, and doesn’t remember how he got there. A well-known scientist comes to town with possible clues to...
Radio drama. In the preamble to a memory play about silk replacing beaver as a material for making hats, Kit Carson’s friend Doc mentions that his eyes are getting weak, which he blames on excessive...
John Barrymore was approached in 1933 to make a film version of Hamlet. Although he had played the role many times on stage, the production company asked for a screen test, perhaps because of rumours that...
Feature film. Bill Rago, an advertising executive, fails to win a multi-million dollar account. He registers as unemployed and is assigned a six-week job at the MacClane US Army Training Corps as a teacher...
Learning on Screen