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Looking at the character of Isabella, and focusing on Act II Scene 2, the workshop attempts to show how Isabella is a far more passionate and complex character than the cold and puritanical woman who is...
Continues the examination of Isabella’s character, looking at Act III, Scene i in which she visits her brother Claudio in jail in order to tell him that he must die. Director John Russell-Brown works...
Continues the theme of the first ‘Hamlet’ workshop by further examining the relationship between the soliloquies and the dynamic political moments of the play. Director John Russell Brown works on Act II...
A workshop investigating Hamlet’s character. Director John Russell Brown and actor David Yelland work through the various interpretations of the soliloquiess, and examines how they are related to other...
Examines how the comic exchanges between Falstaff and Prince Hal illuminate the serious historical and political themes of the play. Director John Russell Brown is shown working through some famous scenes...
The personal father-son relationship between Prince Hal and Henry is examined to see how it illuminates the larger historical issues of the play. Prince Hal is played by Michael Thomas and Henry by Peter...
Continuing from KING LEAR: WORKSHOP 1, this programme looks in great detail at Act IV vi - the storm scene - and at Lear’s re-encounter with the blind Gloucester. Director John Russell-Brown and Julian...
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...
The first of two programmes on King Lear supporting the A306 Shakespeare course. Considers how an actor can convey Lear’s madness and at the same time be aware of the ‘reason in madness’ so central to...
An all-male production of The Merry Wives of Windsor performed by the Bremer Shakespeare Company. The stage production was filmed for German television. Directed by Pit Holzwarth with Norbert Kentrup as...
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