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Television schools series in eight parts, examining the conflict between good and evil in medieval and Elizabethan drama. Episode 2 considers Christopher Marlowe’s version of the Dr Faustus legend, the man...
A complete performance with Harry Andrews as King Henry IV. Edith Evans is Mistress Quickly.
Video recording of Jonathan Miller’s 1989 production of King Lear for the Old Vic with Eric Porter in the title role.
13-part television documentary series on the history of theatre, written and presented by Ronald Harwood. Episode 5, A MUSE OF FIRE, looks at the roots and background to Shakespeare’s theatre. Includes...
Television drama. Sol Hurak’s presentation of the Old Vic Company’s production of Romeo and Juliet based on the stage production by Robert Helpmann. Directed for the Old Vic by Michael Benthall and by...
Second in a 3-part series examining Shakespeare in performance. Devised and produced by John Powell, the programmes are compiled with recordings from the Sound Archives featuring voices and opinions of...
For its time a sumptuous television adaptation of the play complete with Mendelssohn’s music and ballet. Dancer and choreographer Gillian Lynne appears as Puck.
Earliest extant British televised production of the play with black American actor, Gordon Heath, in the title role.
Feature film version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Eliminating cinematic narrative and theatrical staging the film was harshly treated by the critics.
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