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Neil Aldrich recites Shakespeare’s sonnets, and other works, speculating about the recitative convention employed in the 17th century. The delivery is rap-like, very different from the performance norm....
Sonnet 53 read in costume by Simon Callow, followed by a discussion of the sonnet by Dr Nicholas Humphrey. The sonnet is then performed again in light of the commentary.
The story of Romeo and Juliet retold in Notting Hill Gate, London, against a backdrop of murder, drugs, sex and rock ‘n’ roll.
Comedy romance feature film. James Flanagan, a 53 year-old New York cab driver, is an aspiring Shakespearean actor. He is troubled by thoughts of his father, who died of alcohol abuse when James was a...
Video recording of Hamlet adapted and directed by Hughes Serge Limbvani with Kaf Malere in the title role. Directed for video by Antoine Kouton and Gilleslvan Frankignoul.
Podcast from the Folger Shakespeare Library. The period when Shakespeare was writing was one torn by disagreements over the proper method of observing Christianity in England. Protestantism was at war with...
Verdi’s opera relayed from the Festspielhaus, Salzburg in co-operation with the Austrian Broadcasting Company. The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Arturo Toscanini.
Fiction film. Richard III with William V. Ranous directing himself in the title role.
Film of a modern dress stage production directed by Neil Armfield.
Fiction film of Macbeth containing at least 17 sequences with the focus on the first half of the play. Shot largely in the studio, the film was not well received by the trade papers and its censorship by...
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