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Two-part radio programme in which psychoanalyst and former England cricket captain Mike Brearley tries to understand and define the art of the theatre director. Through interviews with directors Katie...
A recording by the Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT) , of the 1997 production at the Cottesloe Theatre. Directed by Sam Mendes and designed by Anthony Ward with David Harewood as Othello and Simon Russell...
Video recording of Sam Mendes’ 2013 staging of King Lear with Simon Russell Beale in the title role.
Comedy starring Philomena Cunk. "Philomena knows absolutely nothing about Shakespeare, but that won’t stop her attempting to present a groundbreaking documentary about him. Cunk will leave no stone...
Combined book and audio CD. Contains a series of recordings to illustrate how different actors place their own interpretation on the play. Includes performances by Ian McKellen as Prospero (New Cambridge...
Radio programme on the theme of happiness curated and introduced by Simon Russell Beale. The programme ends with ‘Now until the break of day’ from A Midsummer Night’s Dream read by John Rogan and an...
Two-part documentary in which Simon Schama argues that to understand Shakespeare we must understand how he was of his time. This episode concentrates on Henry IV and Henry VI and especially the character of...
A three-camera recording of Nicholas Hytner’s 2007 production of Much Ado About Nothing for the National Theatre with Simon Russell Beale as Benedick and Zoe Wanamaker as Beatrice.
Video recording of the National Theatre’s 2012 production of Timon of Athens directed by Nick Hytner with Simon Russell Beale in the title role.
In this 5-minute item from a longer programme, presenter Evan Davis hears from theatre critic Michael Billington on the Royal Shakespeare Company’s new production of Hamlet, starring Doctor Who actor David...
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