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Fiction film issued by Kalem in a two-reel instalment. The first is a story about an actress (Joyce) who is in love with an actor (Moore) and includes two stage scenes at least one of which the actress...
Radio programme. Actor couple J. Martin Harvey and Nina de Silva (Lady Harvey) perform 3 scenes from their repertoire, one of which is the wooing scene from Shakespeare’s Richard III.
Video recording of the National Theatre, London’s 2005 production of Theatre of Blood directed by Phelim McDermott with Jim Broadbent as Edward Lionheart. A stage adaptation of the 1973 Douglas Hickox film...
Audio podcast. The actor reflects on the challenges and rewards of playing Malvolia in Twelfth Night.
An introduction to Shakespeare and his times, focusing on the audience and actors in Shakespearean theatre and illustrating the historical context of the plays. Looks at what it was like to be in the...
Video recording of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre’s 2013 touring production of King Lear directed by Bill Buckhurst with Joseph Marcell in the title role.
Video posted to YouTube in 2011. A white male actor sits before a mirror and is blacked up by a male make-up artist; the process is repeated on a white female actor. The two actors are then seated together...
Comedy western. The world’s greatest tragedian is due to perform at Snakeville’s Opry House. The Tank Town troupe arrives and stays at Slim’s (Potel) boarding house. Slim’s wife Sophie (Joslin) is...
Television interview with actor and first artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, Mark Rylance, about his life and career, especially his relationship with Shakespeare and his controversial...
Online video. A look back at the 2017 Old Globe theatre production of Hamlet that enjoyed great success with its racially diverse casting decisions. Participants include its director, Barry Edelstein, the...
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