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Animated short. "A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury signifying nothing". The lines inspired animator Jacques Giraldeau to dwell on man’s passion for life, and his propensity to destroy...
Ian Richardson lectures to students and theatre practitioners on acting Shakespeare, Elizabethan English, Shakespeare’s use of classical allusions, bawdy and verse reading. Recorded at the Bruno Walter...
A video-based package for the study of Macbeth through film. The video compilation features 34 extracts from the following film versions of Macbeth: 1) RSC 1978, directed by Trevor Nunn, with Ian McKellen...
A compilation of Shakespeare-related stories broadcast on PBS’s THE NEWSHOUR. Includes a discussion of a recently discovered work thought to be by Shakespeare, film treatments of Shakespeare’s plays, a...
Presents a series of exercises relating to basic acting problems. Shows the work of a first-year group of students at the Central School of Speech and Drama; their activities guided by the actor Harold Lang....
Animation students from Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design in London created a series of short films exploring Shakespeare through animation made for a Royal Shakespeare Company exhibition...
Television polemic. Russell Davies questions Laurence Olivier’s position as the pre-eminent Shakespearean actor, arguing that his performances are all show and no substance. This belief is compromised by...
Designed to show how the physical features of the Elizabethan stage influenced the work of Shakespeare. The duties of the bookholder, the props and costumes, actors in the ‘tiring room’, and boys playing...
Educational television. Programme for teachers that documents the results as schools around Britain respond to the challenge of producing a 60-second version of a Shakespeare play. The programme begins with...
Multimedia pack comprising a 45-minute film, an interactive presentation with 2 levels of ability, 6 multiple choice quizzes, 6 computer games, and a Teaching Shakespeare Online resource which helps develop...
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