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Anthology arts series. In the 17th century Troilus and Cressida was censored and in the 18th century Tate gave King Lear a happy ending. The programme debates the line between interpretation and vandalism.
Shortened version of the play adapted for television. Transmitted live in the Omnibus slot, the production was filmed on a circular set with two cameras that travelled around the perimeter. Reviews note...
The video combines clips from major film productions with interviews and commentary by directors and scholars on the adapability of Shakespeare to the screen. Includes excerpts from Julie Taymor’s TITUS,...
Documentary. Explores the history of films based on Shakespeare’s plays. There are interview extracts with Laurence Olivier, Kenneth Branagh, Roman Polanski, Akira Kurosawa, Orson Welles, Franco...
Theatre designer Sally Jacobs talks to Christie Carson. Jacobs reflects on working with Peter Brook on A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the impact of the ‘white box’, and with John Barton on a production...
A personal introduction to the play and its characters by Frances de la Tour, who played Helena in the 1970 Peter Brook production for the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
Laurence Olivier is interviewed by Kathleen Tynan. He tells of his time at the National Theatre and gives his opinion (not complimentary) on Viscount Chandos, Peter Brook and Peter Hall. He talks at length...
Television documentary. The first episode in a six-part series in which director Richard Eyre gives his personal view on the history of the theatre in the twentieth century. Eyre considers the enduring...
A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2002 production of The Tempest. Directed by Michael Boyd with Malcolm Storry as Prospero. Aerial choreography by Gavin...
A portmanteau feature composed of three shorts, RIDE OF THE VALKYRIE, THE WHITE BUS AND TED AND BLUE. Comic legend Zero Mostel stars as an opera singer navigating the London transport network as he attempts...
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