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Of the 154 sonnets written by Shakespeare, most were written to an unnamed young man, commonly referred to as the Fair Youth. Here, Judi Dench’s readings of these 14 sonnets (nos 27, 29, 30, 43, 53, 55,...
Lecture by Michael Bogdanov, Artistic Director of the English Shakespeare Company. The session is chaired by P.D. James, Baroness James of Holland Park.
Radio broadcast. Theatre director and theatre designer Tyrone Guthrie talks about his early encounters with Shakespeare, his approach as a theatre director, and what qualities in the man himself are worth...
News item (mute). Guests attending a party for the first night of Love’s Labour Lost at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford on 3rd July 1956. The play was directed by Peter Hall, his first...
Sonnet no. 76 / Alfred Janson (6:01) - Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? / Nils Lindberg (2:58) - Fancies / Sven-Eric Johanson (13:59) - Songs of Ariel from Shakespeare’s The Tempest (11:30) -...
Documentary supporting the claim that Edward de Vere was the real author of the plays attributed to William Shakespeare. Features interviews with Derek Jacobi and Mark Rylance, who both subscribe to the theory.
Educational film. Actor Hans Conreid discusses aspects of Shakespeare’s works standing before a series of sculptured figures depicting memorable scenes from eight plays. Behind-the-scenes voices speak...
US comedy drama about the Brady family. When Marcia is offered the lead as Juliet in the school play she is not sure that she can tackle such an important part. But when the Bradys encourage her she lets it...
A student film. Berlin, six years after the fall of the wall, is depicted as a permanent building site which long lost its symbolic power to suggest a new prosperity. People are unemployed and homeless...
Two new productions from the 1999 season at the New York City Opera. Each segment includes two arias or duets performed by singers from the productions, interspersed with discussions with the singers,...
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