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Film of a play by Seamus Fera that explores some of the themes and characters in Shakespeare’s plays and the reaction to this by young students. The play is intended as an educational resource and can be...
Variety show. 13-minute parody sketch presented by black German singer Roberto Blanco and Helga Hahnemann as part of their popular GDR television variety show. The sketch depicts Desdemona sitting on her bed...
Television documentary series for schools. Broadcast in five episodes, the series examined Hamlet. Commentary by Martin Worth. Introduced by Ernest Clark.
A video recording of Jude Kelly’s 1997 production of Othello for the Shakespeare Theatre Company. Patrick Stewart, playing Othello, is the only white actor in an otherwise all Afro-American cast.
Radio series, presented by Jenni Murray, which aims to ‘celebrate, inform and entertain women’. In this edition Jenny Herman presents a 10-minute item on the best female supporting roles in Shakespeare....
Feature film. An operatic version of The Merry Wives of Windsor. The lyrics are by Willy Dehmel.
Offbeat British television drama series created by Paul Abbott. Set in Stretford, Manchester, it follows the lives of the Chatsworth Estate’s Gallaghers, "UK’s most dysfunctional family" (Channel 4 press...
Radio broadcast about King John that focuses on the Faulconbridge family issues. Arranged for radio by Herbert Farjeon. With Leslie Stokes as speaker.
Feature film. The story of how speech therapist Lionel Logue (Rush) worked with Albert, Duke of York, later George VI (Firth) to modify his stammer and give him confidence in public speaking. The film...
Feature film which appears to have combined great charm and ribaldry. Ball, summarising contemporary reviews, writes: ‘Theseus was shown at the telephone, Amazons and Athenians moved into battle to the...
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