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A series of six one-man plays written and performed by actor/comedian/writer John Sessions and recorded at London’s Half Moon Theatre. In this second episode, an American tourist visits Shakespeare’s...
Schools television series in nine-parts on Macbeth presented by John Lord. The series examines the murder of Duncan. Various aspects of the structure and characters of the play are discussed with some scenes...
Podcast in which hosts Professor Michelle Ephraim (Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts) and Professor Caroline Bicks (University of Maine) discuss everyday issues through a Shakespearean lens. In...
Radio arts show in which special guest actor and director Barrie Rutter discusses how he transformed the British stand-up comedian Lenny Henry into the tragic Moor for his staging of the play at the West...
Reflecting on his long and varied career in show business; British comedian, Ken Dodd, describes his forays into Shakespeare. Fellow actor and friends describe his talent for Shakespearean theatre focussing...
Musical comedy. A Shakespeare professor secretly works as a burlesque comedian during the summer. He maintains his secret until a stripper shows up and threatens to tell his secret unless he gives her a...
Feature film. Set in 1930s Harlem, Lem Anderson (Frank Wilson) is a vaudeville actor who aspires to performing Shakespeare. One evening after a show he witnesses a notorious gangster’s murder. The...
Broadcast as part of a mixed variety radio programme, this appears to have been an all-male variety sketch based on Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. Written by Con West, this item is presented by John...
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