Shooting Shakespeare
- Synopsis
- A comic murder mystery conceived and staged by Forkbeard Fantasy to mark their 30th year in the theatre. Set in 1904 in the pioneering days of cinema, a group of fledgling movie makers, desperate to elevate their new art form, enlist the help of a theatre impressario to shoot the first ever silent version of The Tempest. Recorded on a single camera at Hackney Empire.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); silent films; Shakespeare on film; Multimedia productions
Credits
- Contributor
- Andy Hay
- Cast
Chris Britton Ed Jobling Jay Thomas Louise Howells Tim Britton
Archive
- Name
V&A Theatre & Performance Collections: National Video Archive of Performance
- tmenquiries@vam.ac.uk
- Web
- http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/t/nvap/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7942 2697
- Fax
- 020 7471 9864
- Address
- Blythe House
23 Blythe Road
London
W14 0QX
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