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Television documentary first shown on the digital Community Channel. Documentary recording the life of Ira Aldridge, a 19th-century black American Shakespearean actor who also worked in Britain, taking his...
Radio documentary by Kwame Kwei-Armeh tracing the life and work of nineteenth century black British actor Ira Aldridge. Undeterred by the racial hostility of the press, Aldridge pursued his acting career to...
Fiction film comedy concerning a ham actor (Humphrey) who, with his company, leaves town without paying his hotel bill. Pursued by a policemen he takes refuge in a private house where he stumbles upon some...
Animated burlesque. Antonio is a Venetian ice-cream man; Bassanio a navvy. Antonio is brought to court by Shylock. After shedding flood of tears (which cause the flowers in her window box to grow) Portia (a...
Slide set. Voltaire was the dominant figure in French dramatic production in the 18th century, and his influence as a tragedian spread throughout Europe. The slide set surveys his contribution to the...
Comedy western. The world’s greatest tragedian is due to perform at Snakeville’s Opry House. The Tank Town troupe arrives and stays at Slim’s (Potel) boarding house. Slim’s wife Sophie (Joslin) is...
Feature film comedy. Set in turn-of-the-century Naples, Nina dreams of becoming a tragedian and instead becomes a cafe singer and starts a popular dance craze based on the can-can. For her audition piece...
Two-part production for BBC radio of the play by Tom Stoppard. Rosencrantz is played by Matthew Baynton, Guildenstern by Andrew Buchan and the Player by Toby Jones. Directed by Emma Harding with music...
A video recording, using a single camera, of the National Theatre’s 1995 production of Rosencrantz and Guildernstern Are Dead. Directed by Matthew Francis with Simon Russell Beale as Guildenstern and...
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