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  1. German Theatre (6 Parts) (1990 Video)

    Subject
    Drama; German studies
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 6 x 30 min.

    Series on the history of the theatre in Germany. 1: Covers the period from 1760 to the Nazi era in 1933. 2: Typical German theatres, including extracts from shows and a look behind the scenes at the...

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  2. George Speaight’s Victorian Toy Theatre (197 Video)

    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. b&w. 55 min.

    A lecture by George Speaight on toy theatres and a performance by him of the play ‘The Miller and His Men’.

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  3. Florentine Carnival (1977 Video)

    Subject
    History; Italian studies
    Distribution
    Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

    Recreates background for the street carnivals of the time of Lorenzo de Medici. A group of strolling players presents songs, sketches and a display of tumbling.

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  4. Restoration Stage, The: From Tennis Court to Playhouse (Video)

    Subject
    Architecture; Drama
    Distribution
    Out of distribution, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 46 min., £38.00 (+VAT inc p&p)

    Traces the origins of the first Restoration playhouses in London from the example of French tennis court theatres in Paris. Shows how Sir William Davenant’s 1661 adaptation of Lisle’s tennis court into a...

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  5. Henry Irving at the Lyceum (1980 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, 49 slides. col.

    Arguably the greatest star actor of the Victorian age, Henry Irving was certainly its greatest actor-manager. For 30 years at the Lyceum he set a standard of production and presentation that was to influence...

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  6. Bancrofts at the Prince of Wales’s Theatre, The, 1865-1880 (1994 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, 50 slides. b&w & col.

    Chiefly associated with the mild domestic realism of Tom Robertson’s comedies, Marie Wilton and Squire Bancroft with their distinctive brand of ‘wholesome fare’ attracted middle-class audiences, first...

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  7. Chamber of Demonstrations, The (2009)

    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £17.99

    An interactive DVD documenting the research of Martin White, Professor of Theatre at the University of Bristol, into original practices in the Jacobean Indoor Playhouse. It contains footage of theatre...

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  8. Thalia Among Ruins (1982 Video)

    Director
    Irmgard von zur Mühlen
    Subject
    Drama; German studies
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 57 min.

    Traces the beginnings of a divided theatrical development which takes place in Berlin after 1945 under the influence of political realities and which leads not only to differences in content but also to...

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  9. Maner of Dauncynge, The (1980 Video)

    Director
    Peter Coltman
    Producer
    Peter Coltman
    Subject
    Dance; Music
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1999 sale: £20.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Illustrates English dances from the 16th to the early 18th century, and demonstrates the two basic steps - the simple and the double - and how they are used in a variety of dances. Aims to encourage viewers...

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  10. Revolution and Rebirth: Modern Theatrical Reform and Its Debt to Antiquity (198 Video)

    Subject
    Classical studies; Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 45 min., £38.00 (inc p&p + VAT)

    The evolution of modern theatrical production based on Wagner’s ideal of the ‘total work of art’. Starting with Wagner’s reform of opera, it details the ideas of Adolphe Appia, who first formulated a...

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