Learning on ScreenPlaying Shakespeare
- Synopsis
- Television documentary series in nine parts in which John Barton, associate director with the Royal Shakespeare Company, works with RSC actors analysing how Shakespeare’s text works, examining the use of verse and prose, set speeches and solilioquies, language and character. The later programmes concentrate on areas such as irony, ambiguity, passion and coolness.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 1984
- Notes
- ISBN 1-59828-221-4
Playing Shakespeare by John Barton, with a foreword by Trevor Nunn, is published by Methuen 1984. The book complements the series and reproduces part of the discussions in the programmes with some editing and rewording. - Subjects
- Drama; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- acting; Royal Shakespeare Company; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); textual analysis; theatre
Credits
- Director
- John Carlow
- Producer
- Andrew Snell
- Contributor
- John Barton
- Cast
Alan Howard Ben Kingsley David Suchet Ian McKellen Judi Dench Lisa Harrow Michael Pennington Michael Williams Norman Rodway Patrick Stewart Sheila Hancock
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £9.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 500 minutes
- Year
- 2017
Production Company
- Name
Royal Shakespeare Company
- Web
- https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window
- Address
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB
Distributor
- Name
Acorn Media UK
- customerservices@acorndvd.com
- Web
- http://www.acorndvd.com/ External site opens in new window
- Fax
- 020 7627 250
- Address
- 55 Drury Lane
London
WC2B 5SQ - Notes
- Founded in 1997, Acorn specialises in distributing archival television programmes, predominantly licensed from the BBC and ITV. Sale on DVD and Blu-Ray, in Region 2 PAL format, direct and via retail outlets.
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