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Henry Irving at the Lyceum (1980 Multimedia)

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, 49 slides. col.

Arguably the greatest star actor of the Victorian age, Henry Irving was certainly its greatest actor-manager. For 30 years at the Lyceum he set a standard of production and presentation that was to influence...

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MoliÈre (1982 Video)

Director

Peter Coltman

Producer

Peter Coltman

Subject

Drama; French studies

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 32 minutes), £17.50

Introduction to the life and work of the French dramatist and actor Molière. Using illustrations, his career is traced from fledgling actor to famous playwright and actor-manager. Argues that he was...

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Moon for the Misbegotten (2004)

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 135 minutes), £19.99

A television version of Eugene O’Neill’s semi-autobiographical drama starring Jason Robards as a cynical, self-hating alcoholic actor - based on O’Neill’s elder brother, Jamie. Colleen Dewhurst plays...

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John Gielgud: An Actor’s Life (1989 Video)

aka: Sir John Gielgud

Director

Dave Heather

Producer

John Miller

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, Video cassette. VHS. col. 100 min.

A two-part profile of Sir John Gielgud in which he reflects with John Miller on his career and the influences of other actors, directors, designers and playwrights. Illustrated with scenes from plays, films...

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Neutral Mask, The (1996 Video)

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 147 min., 1997 sale: £15.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)

The ‘neutral mask’ is considered to be a powerful learning tool for the performer. Jos Hoube, the Belgian actor and director, trained with Jacques Lecoq, Monika Pagneux and Philippe Gaullier, and was a...

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Masterclass: Drama Schools - What Do They Want? (2007)

Subject

Drama; Education

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 28 minutes), £8.99

This film follows a Masterclass with Geoffrey Colman, Head of Acting at Central School of Speech and Drama, as he puts three young drama school hopefuls through their paces in preparation for their...

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Klute (1971)

Director

Alan Pakula

Subject

American Studies; Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 114 minutes), $23.00

When small town police detective John Klute comes to New York to investigate the disappearance of his best friend, his only lead is a letter to prostitute Bree Daniels. As these two very different people...

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Speer in London (2001 Video)

Director

Martin Wagner

Producer

Martin Wagner

Subject

Drama; German studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 63 min., 2001 sale: £14.99 (inclusive)

In February 1999 actor Klaus Maria Brandauer arrived in London for his English-speaking stage debut in Esther Vilar’s ‘Speer’. Directing and playing the title role at the Almeida Theatre, he and his...

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Magritte: Day and Night (2010)

aka: Jour et la Nuit, Le

Director

Henri de Gerlache

Subject

Art

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 73 minutes), £24.99

As mystifying and peculiar as his work, Rene Magritte painted in a style that was at once real and surreal, witty and disturbing. His enigmatic nature and amazing career deserve more than a routine...

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Black Joy (1977)

Director

Anthony Simmons

Subject

Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (95 minutes), £15.99

Based on Jamal Ali’s stage play Dark Days and Light Nights, this film, which was nominated for the Golden Palm award at Cannes in 1977, tells the story of a naïve Guyanese immigrant who learns the hard...

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