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Series, in three parts, showing how the meaning of the play can change in the hands of a director. Director Douglas Campbell has firm convictions about Macbeth (including his belief that parts of the play...
A discussion of Shaw’s play.
English historian C.V. Wedgwood reviews Spanish writer and diplomat Salvador de Madariaga’s book on Hamlet.
Discusses Shakespeare’s play.
Three-part series which discusses the character of Caesar as portrayed by Shakespeare in Julius Caesar and George Bernard Shaw in Caesar and Cleopatra. Shaw (Donald Moffatt) acts as host and commentator....
Shows the boyhood of Shakespeare in Stratford and his career in London as actor and dramatist. Conveys impressions of the Elizabethan stage, particularly the Globe Theatre. There are short excerpts from...
The play’s theme of ‘poison’ is explored, both in the physical sense of the three poisoning episodes, and in the figurative sense of subtly spreading corruption and evil.
Maynard Mack, Yale University, uses portraits (e.g. Sir Francis Drake), maps (Visscher’s View) and models (Globe Playhouse) to discuss the relationship between the age of Elizabeth and Hamlet. He reflects...
Two-hour radio adaptation of the play, arranged and directed by A. Corbett-Smith. Cyril Estcourt performs the title role and Haidee Gunn speaks the parts of both Katharine of France and the Chorus. Other...
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