Measure for Measure Live from the Globe
- Synopsis
- Television production of the play live from Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Directed for stage by John Dove and for television by Janet Fraser Cook. Presented by Andrew Marr and with comment from historian David Starkey, actress Juliet Stevenson and the production’s director John Dove.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Notes
- The transmission was interactive. Viewers were encouraged to ‘press red on the handset’ to access a specially written commentary by Professor Kiernan Ryan. Several video recordings, using three cameras, were made of the performances at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and these may be viewed by researchers by appointment.
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Measure for Measure
Credits
- Director
- Janet Fraser Cook
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Contributor
- Andrew Marr; David Starkey; John Dove; Juliet Stevenson
- Cast
Christopher John Hall Colin Hurley Hilary Tones Hilary Tones Liam Brennan Liana Weafer Mark Rylance Michael Bertenshaw Peter Shorey Roger McKern Roger Watkins Sophie Thompson
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
- Name
Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/offair External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1514
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- For Learning on Screen Members only
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ
- Name
Shakespeare’s Globe
- Contact
- Librarian
- library@shakespearesglobe.com
- Web
- http://www.shakespearesglobe.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 7902 1433
- Fax
- +44 (0) 7902 1401
- Address
- 21 New Globe Walk
Bankside
London
SE1 9DT
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