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A televised recording of Michael Croft’s modern dress production of Shakespeare’s play at the Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon. Performed by the National Youth Theatre company with its original jazz score.
Live sound recording of Coriolanus directed by Peter Hall for the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre with Laurence Olivier in the title role. Recorded by Hal Rogers.
Television production of the play, adapted by John Barton. A romantic conception, lavishly designed in the Regency period. Interpreted with clarity but with no great insights. Richard Chamberlain is Hamlet.
An intelligent and meditative interpretation emphasising class distinctions and sexual confusion, which ‘has dated better than most...and which captures the shadowy magic of the play well’ (The Guardian...
Video recording of Peter Moss’ 1979 production of Henry IV. Part II for the Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival. Douglas Rain is Henry and Richard Monette is Prince Hal.
First episode in a fifteen-part televised series comprising Shakespeare’s history plays from Richard II to Richard III (the two tetralogies), effectively presenting a chronological history of British...
A version made for American television, but not transmitted, of Peter Hall’s 1959 staging of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Charles Laughton as Bottom and Vanessa Redgrave as Helena.
Live sound recording of Terry Hand’s 1977 production of Henry VI. Part 2 for the Royal Shakespeare Country with Alan Howard as Henry.
Schools broadcast based on the two parts of Henry IV, which was presented as a mini-series in seven parts following the fortunes of Falstaff. With music specially composed by Kenneth Leighton, starring Roger...
Television production directed by Jane Howell who was responsible for the entire tetralogy (the three parts of Henry VI plus King Richard III). With Peter Benson as King Henry VI and David Burke as Duke of...
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