Staging Roman Comedy: Pompeian Painting and Plautus
- Subtitle
- Pompeian painting and Plautus
- Synopsis
- Using both traditional scholarship and an interpretation of ancient wall paintings, the video describes the type of contemporary stage on which Roman drama was first performed, documents the full-scale reconstruction of such a stage, and illustrates the rehearsal and presentation of a Roman comedy on it.
- Series
- Ancient Theatre and Its Legacy, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 37 min.
- Year of production
- 1987
- Availability
- Sale; £38.00 (inv p&p +VAT)
- Documentation
- Accompanying booklet and set of 16 slides.
- Subjects
- Classical studies; Drama
- Keywords
- drama - classical; Plautus; Roman Empire - drama; stage design
Credits
- Director
- Ian Thompson
- Producer
- Ian Thompson
- Writer
- Richard C Beacham
- Cast
Richard C Beacham
Production Company
Sponsor
Distributor
- Name
Any Other Business
- Phone
- 01926 423782
- Fax
- 01926 423782
- Address
- 6 Regency House
Newbold Terrace
Leamington Spa CV32 4HD - Notes
- See: Any Other Business
- Name
World Microfilms
- Contact
- Stephen Albert
- microworld@ndirect.co.uk
- Web
- http://www.microworld.uk.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7586 4499
- Fax
- 020 7722 1068
- Address
- PO Box 35488
St John’s Wood
London
NW8 6WD - Notes
- World Microfilms distributes the Audio Forum collection of CDs for language learning and the Sussex Tapes library of video and audio material for sixth form and undergraduate teaching. The Sussex Tapes collection concentrates on the areas of English, history and music. Architecture programmes from the Masters of Architecture and Pidgeon Digital (qv) series of slides are sold on DVD as well as being accessible online via subscription.
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