Romeo and Juliet: An Introduction

Synopsis: Part of a series of educational films intended to serve as an introduction to each play’s theme or atmosphere. Designed to reproduce the conditions of acting in Elizabethan times such as having the same actors play several roles, thus showing how the plays were originally written for a specific company of actors. Includes extracts from the Prologue; Act II ii; Act V iii.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 17 min.
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of release: 1971
Year of production: 1971
Availability: Out of Distribution (2005).
Notes: A shortened version of the production (Act II ii) may be viewed online at www.phoenixlearninggroup.com
Uses: Secondary and further education.
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: schools; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Elizabethan stage

Director

Peter Seabourne

Producer

John Seabourne

Writer

Peter Seabourne

Cast

Name: National Education Video Library
Contact: John Lovell
Email: tryfannevl@aol.com
Phone: 01286 676001 or 07768 105467
Fax: 01286 676001
Address: Arfon House
Bontnewydd
Caernarvon
Gwynned
LL54 7UN
Notes: Formerly the National Audio Visual (Aids) Library. No longer holds 16mm material. Retains the negatives and copyright to the EFVA material, but have no viewing copies. Video only. (1/97) Alternative address might be Arfon House, Bontnewydd, Caernarvon, Gwynned LL54 7UN Telephone/Fax 01286 676001

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