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Playing Shakespeare (1984)

Director

John Carlow

Producer

Andrew Snell

Subject

Drama; Shakespeare

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 500 minutes), £9.99

Television documentary series in nine parts in which John Barton, associate director with the Royal Shakespeare Company, works with RSC actors analysing how Shakespeare’s text works, examining the use of...

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Dame Helen Mirren Remembers ... As You Like It (2023 Television)

Producer

Simon Goretzki; Simon Catt

Dame Helen Mirren looks back on one of her earliest television roles, playing Rosalind in the BBC’s 1978 production of the Shakespeare comedy As You Like It. She shares her thoughts on the potential that...

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Shakespeare 400

Date

6 May 2016, 17:22

Author

BUFVC-user34036

Post Type

Post

The BBC continues its wealth of programming to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death.  On 8 May BBC Radio 3 broadcasts a new production of King Lear with Ian McDiarmid in the title role;...

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Atv Today [07/02/1979] (1979 Television)

aka: Black Actor Don Warrington Plays Mark Antony

Series

Atv Today

Regional television news item. Black actor Don Warrington is playing Mark Antony at the Nottingham Playhouse. The MACE catalogue entry states this is the first time a black actor has played the role. There...

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Shakespeare - Playing the Dane (1994 Television)

aka: Playing the Dane

Producer

Anthony Lee

Actors who have played Hamlet discuss why they perceive the role as a benchmark in their careers. The programme includes stills and film extracts from performances by Olivier, Richard Burton and Mel Gibson.

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Play’s the Thing, The (1993 Radio)

Series

Craddock and Co

Director

Chris Thompson

Producer

John Taylor

Second episode of a Victorian detective series in which Lucy Greenwood and her Uncle Craddock investigate a series of mysterious incidents at a London theatre. When, during performances of Hamlet, the actor...

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Shining Years, The (2002 Television)

Series

Stratford Gold

Producer

Richard Ouzounian

A thirteen-part television series, presented by Richard Ouzounian, on the history of the Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival. Episode 10 looks at how artistic director Richard Monette moved the...

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Lessons in Reality, Just from ‘Playing Shakespeare’ (2009 Radio)

Series

All Things Considered

Radio programme. As part of the 2-hour news and features programme hosted by Madeleine Brand and Melissa Block, Bob Mondello discusses the 25th anniversary DVD release of the nine-part television documentary...

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Poetry and Hidden Poetry (1984 Television)

Series

Playing Shakespeare

Director

John Carlow

Producer

Andrew Snell

Television documentary series. A nine-part series in which John Barton, associate director with the Royal Shakespeare Company, works with RSC actors analysing how Shakespeare’s text works examining the use...

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Exploring a Character (1984 Television)

Series

Playing Shakespeare

Director

John Carlow

Producer

Andrew Snell

Television documentary series. A nine-part series in which John Barton, associate director with the Royal Shakespeare Company, works with RSC actors analysing how Shakespeare’s text works and examining the...

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