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Modern ballet based on A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Choreographed by Heinz Spoerli, the Ballet of the Deutsche Oper am Rhein dance to Philip Glass’ Violin Concerto no. 1 performed by Gidon Kremer and the...
A biography of Shakespeare. Details the major themes in his life and the development of his career in the London theatre. Includes readings by Germaine Greer and Edward Petherbridge of several sonnets and...
US radio documentary series hosted by Ira Glass. This episode is devoted to one story. Over the course of six months, reporter Jack Hitt followed a group of inmates at a high-security prison as they...
First of twelve programmes in which all Shakespeare sonnets are recited by various actors. The programme is introduced by Rayner Heppenstall. Robert Harris reads Sonnets 1 to 17.
Video recording of A Midsummer Night’s Dream directed by Liviu Ciulei. Peter Francis James as Oberon and Harriet Harris as Titania. Original music by Philip Glass.
Fiction film, possibly based on The Merchant of Venice.
Video recording of JoAnne Akalaitis’ production of Cymbeline for the 1989 New York Shakespeare Festival. George Bartenieff is Cymbeline and Joan Cusack is Imogen. Original music by Philip Glass.
Radio broadcast. A discussion set in the land of Public Domain, in a fantastic kingdom where there is no copyright and fictional characters argue the pros and cons of copyright law. Such a debate occurs...
5-part Radio documentary series. Samuel West and Dr Andrea Smith present a guide to Shakespeare productions produced by BBC Radio since its inception in 1922. 5. This episode looks at how styles have...
Experimental short. A treatment of the 3.5 minute passage from the opening of PROSPERO’S BOOKS showing Prospero walking through his library. The footage of Prospero is shown three times and on each showing...
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