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Audience with Charles Dickens, An (1996 Video)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, VHS (125 minutes)

Simon Callow re-enacts the public readings given by Charles Dickens, reading extracts from five of the most popular Dickens novels. The readings aim for an accurate re-creation of Dickens’s style - costume...

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No More Be Grieved at That Which Thou Hast Done (1984 Television, Video)

Series

Sonnets of Shakespeare

Sonnet 35 read in costume by Simon Callow, followed by a discussion of the sonnet by Gore Vidal. The sonnet is then performed again in light of the commentary.

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British Museum's 2012 Theatre of the World Exhibition

Date

26 May 2011, 16:08

Author

Eve-Marie

Post Type

Post

Just two weeks ahead of the London 2012 Olympics, the British Museum will be opening its 'London 1612: Shakespeare's Theatre of the World' exhibition. The show aims to explore the role of the capital as an...

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What is Your Substance, Whereof Are You Made? (1984 Television, Video)

Series

Sonnets of Shakespeare

Sonnet 53 read in costume by Simon Callow, followed by a discussion of the sonnet by Dr Nicholas Humphrey. The sonnet is then performed again in light of the commentary.

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Mystery of Charles Dickens, The (2002)

Subject

Drama; English language and literature; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 90 minutes), £16.99 (inclusive)

A recording of Simon Callow’s one-man show at the Albery Theatre, London, which ran from 2000 to 2002. The play was written by Peter Ackroyd. As well as recreating scenes from Dickens’ novels, Ackroyd...

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Theatreland (2009)

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 240 minutes), £19.99

This programme follows the Theatre Royal Haymarket’s busy daily life from the front of house team dealing with the public, to the production teams backstage working to get a new production up and running,...

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In Love with Shakespeare (2011 Television)

aka: Shakespeare Shorts

Director

Joe Stephenson

Celebrated actors recite a selection of Shakespearean speeches. The pieces were chosen by each actor as their particular favourite and have been filmed to celebrate the work of organisations and charities...

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Theatreland

Date

24 Jul 2013, 09:59

Author

Sergio Angelini

Post Type

BUFVC Review

Theatreland: Behind the Scenes at London’s Theatre Royal, Haymarket. GB. DVD. 2009. 480 minutes. £9.99 About the reviewer: Mark Taylor-Batty is Senior Lecturer in Theatre Studies at the University of...

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November on the Moving Image Gateway

Date

21 Nov 2016, 11:17

Author

Andrew Ormsby

Post Type

Post

Learning on Screen’s Gateway includes over 1,950 websites relating to moving image and sound materials. These have been subdivided into over 40 subject areas. To suggest new entries or amendments, please...

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