Learning on ScreenFulgens and Lucres, By Henry Medwall
- Synopsis
- A shortened version for television of ‘the earliest romantic comedy in English’(c.1490). Set in the Ancient Rome of romance, it tells how Lucres, the heroine, sets her two suitors, a rich aristocrat and a self-made man, to prove which of them is the more noble. Unfortunately two members of the audience decide to join in. The adaptation gives proper weight to both the controversial main plot with its formal disputation and the burlesque sub-plot with its ‘Christmas games’ of wrestling, singing and mock joust. A short introduction explains the original staging in the Tudor Great Hall, and the performance includes a masked dance or ‘disguising’, a traditional feature of Christmas and New Year feasts. Costumes are taken from manuscripts, printed books and tapestries of the 1490s.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 55 min.
- Year of production
- 1985
- Availability
- Sale; 1993 sale: £15
- Documentation
- Teachers’ notes supplied.
- Uses
- Undergraduate English and drama courses.*
- Subjects
- Drama; English language and literature
- Keywords
- drama in English; Medwall, Henry; performances
Credits
- Director
- Med Twycross
- Contributor
- Roger Bray
- Cast
David Blacow Michael Bowen
Production Company
Sponsor
Distributor
- Name
Lancaster University Television
- lutv@lancaster.ac.uk
- Phone
- 01524 593984
- Fax
- 01524 594069
- Address
- Bailrigg
Lancaster
LA1 4YW - Notes
- Formerly: University of Lancaster Media Services Unit
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