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Moments from "Lawful Larceny" at the Savoy Theatre.

Date released

21 Sep 1922

Series name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue no

68

NoS ID

330818

Story no

2 / 6

NoS Summary - Scenes from "Lawful Larceny". Pathe Intertitles - "Dice and men don’t always agree -with the ladies’ ideas." "A tense little climax for amateur actresses to study. The wife (Ruth Shepley)...

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Pantomime in Scotland: A Celebration of Scottish Pantomime on Film

Subject

Drama; Film studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 165 minutes), £18.95

Archive silent film from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s with a specially recorded musical soundtrack. Providing a unique insight into a forgotten golden age of pantomime, these films from the collections of the...

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Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (Video)

Director

Erica Whyman

Video recording of the touring production which used amateur actors playing the Mechanicals. A co-production between the Royal Shakespeare Company and amateur companies across the UK and directed by Erica...

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Shakespeare at Harrow (1957 Film)

Amateur film showing scenes from King Lear performed in the Speech Room at Harrow School in 1956, under the supervision of Ronald Watkins.

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Stagestruck: The Art and Craft of Theatre (3 Parts) (1996 Video)

Director

Bob Harvey

Producer

Bob Harvey

Subject

Classical studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 3 x 120 min., 1999 sale: £8.99 (inclusive) each 1999 sale: £24.99 (inclusive) set of 3

A guide to amateur dramatics in three volumes, each divided in three main areas: actor workshops, sets and staging, and make-up, and containing anecdote, examples, tip and advice (details in BNFVG No 5, 1999).

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Nations’ Best Am Dram, The (2012 Television)

Talent contest to find the best amateur dramatics company from among the UK’s c3,500 groups offering the winning troupe the chance to perform at the Lyric Theatre in London’s West End. The four remaining...

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When Hungry Hamlet Fled (1915 Film)

Comedy short. An experienced actor directs a melodrama for an amateur troupe. A jealous young man sabotages the set.

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This Green Plot (2007 Radio)

Series

Twenty Minutes

Radio broadcast. In this two-part programme Professor Michael Dobson explores the history of outdoor Shakespeare productions. The second episode (30/07/2007) focuses on the amateur theatre company.

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Istoriya pro Richarda, Milorda I Prekrasnuyu Zhar-Ptitsu (1997 Film)

aka: Story of Richard, Milord and the Beautiful Firebird, The

Director

Nino Akhvlediani

Feature film. A former theatre director, Dima Kamentsev, stages Richard III using young amateur actors. He engages a ‘difficult’ teenager, nicknamed ‘Milord’ to play the part of Richard. No further...

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Nation’s Best Am Dram Extras: Lear (2002 Television)

Reality talent contest to find the best amateur dramatics company from among the UK’s c3,500 groups offering the winning troupe the chance to perform at the Lyric Theatre in London’s West End. The four...

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