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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 series in which Martin Wainwright celebrates people who have been overlooked by history. This edition looks at Elisabeth Scott, the architect of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre.
Newsreel item. The winning design for the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre by architect Elisabeth Scott.
Item from MONITOR, the television arts documentary series. A report on the new theatre built in Nottingham including the opening by Lord Snowdon. Features rehearsal footage of Tyrone Guthrie’s production...
BBC Radio 4 drama written by Helen Cross. On Shakespeare’s birthday in 1932 two young women set off from Birmingham to see the opening of the new theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. One dreams of meeting the...
Italian architect, author, historian and filmmaker, Francesco da Mosto presents this two-part documentary about the use of Italy as a backdrop for many of the works by William Shakespeare. Interviewees...
A radio series, which reunites a group of people intimately involved in a moment of modern history. This episode focuses on five people involved in the rebuilding of Shakespeare’s Globe theatre in...
Promotional DVD to raise donations for the building of the new Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford upon Avon. Artistic Director Michael Boyd and Executive Director Vikki Heywood speak of their vision for...
Feature film based on The Tempest. Phillip, a New York architect, abandons his wife (who is having an affair with tycoon, Alonzo) and career by fleeing to Greece with his teenage daughter, Miranda. In Athens...
Feature film inspired by Othello. Set in the University of Venice, the story follows architecture student Iago, a young man of great talent but humble origins. He is surrounded by aristocrats including...
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