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Biopic. In one scene Queen Victoria is listening to a reading from Richard II. The scene is Act 3, sc. ii `Not all the water in the rough rude sea Can wash the balm off from an anointed king; The breath of...
Faeture film dedicated in the pre-opening credit sequence to William McGonagall, the ‘greatest Bad Verse Writer of his age’. McGonagall, a Scottish weaver, falls in love with Queen Victoria at a music...
1: Dr David Starkey examines the reign of Henry VIII and give his interpretation of the factors influencing the behaviour of the king and his administration. 2: Reveals that Queen Victoria was far from being...
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s chronicle of the English monarchy from Saxon times, with musical interludes. The readings are from literary works in the public domain and were compiled by John Barton.
Podcast from the Folger Shakespeare Library. What impact has Shakespeare’s writing had on Indian theatre? And, how has Indian theatre shaped and altered Shakespeare’s work? Shakespeare’s interaction...
A one-off special variety sketch show. The show was taped in London in (ATV’s studios) and satirises the English. Sketches include Carol and Fred as Queen Victoria and Prince Albert; Anne Boleyn writing an...
A brief play by Angela Newell that brings together various extracts from Shakespeare’s plays that deal with medicine and health issues. These include King Lear, Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet. CAST:...
Video recording of David Latham’s 2004 production of Cymbeline for the Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival. James Blendick in the title role with Claire Jullien as Imogen.
Video recording of Leon Rubin’s 2006 production of Twelfth Night for the Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival. Dana Green is Viola.
Podcast from the Folger Shakespeare Library. The actress Charlotte Cushman was a theatrical icon in 19th century America, known to the press by her first name. Her fame was not, however, for conventionally...
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