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Filmstrip converted to video. Cartoon illustrations depicting Shakespeare’s family life, career, and where his inspiration originated.
Combined book and audio CD. Includes a speech from Edwin Booth from 1890, and a 1944 recording of Paul Robeson delivering Othello’s address to the senate. There are performances by Paul Scofield, F. Scott...
A history of swordplay tracing the evolution of civilian swords and fighting techniques from the street fights of the 16th century to the swordplay of the 18th century fencing schools, drawing on texts and...
Radio broadcast. Michael Oliver and director David Poutney discuss Verdi’s first Shakespearean opera, Macbeth. With illustrations from Claudio Addabo’s recording with Piero Cappuccilli and Shirley Verrett.
Five-part series in which Michael Kustow explores Shakespeare’s status as the world’s most popular playwright. In episode four Kustow looks at the challenge of translating Shakespeare into other...
Slide set. Voltaire was the dominant figure in French dramatic production in the 18th century, and his influence as a tragedian spread throughout Europe. The slide set surveys his contribution to the...
Slide set. Photographs of William Poel’s productions, especially those which he mounted for the Elizabethan Stage Society between 1893 and 1905. Also illustrations showing both how Poel’s work was...
Radio broadcast for schools, compiled and presented by David Self. With comments from Professor Norman Blake, Giles Block and Ian Richardson. Acted illustrations focus on Hamlet’s closet scene.
Doctoral dissertation by Peter Joseph Novak completed at and held by Yale University. The work comprises a 90 page text, 4 CD’s of the American sign language translation, one video cassette of the sign...
Television arts programme. A tribute to Laurence Olivier, broadcast on the day of his funeral. A somewhat hastily assembled miscellany of clips and critical assessments. The deepest insight comes in part...