Royal Shakespeare Company, The

Synopsis

Anthology arts series. In this final edition of The South Bank Show presenter Melvyn Bragg goes behind the scenes at the Royal Shakespeare Company as it embarks on an ambitious programme of work inspired by Russia and the former Soviet Union, examining the
rigorous preparations involved in the run-up to the premiere of Ukrainian author Natal’ia Vorozhbit’s The Grain Store, a play directed by Michael Boyd about the famine in the Ukraine which killed millions of people in the 1930s. Filmed in Stratford and the Ukraine, the programme includes interviews with members of the RSC involved in the season and extracts from the play. There are also brief scenes in the dressing room during the staging of As You Like It, also directed by Michael Boyd. Boyd talks about the importance of new writing for the Company, ensemble work, the stage design of the new RSC theatre, and what he feels the Royal Shakespeare Company should be.

Series

South Bank Show, The

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Royal Shakespeare Company; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director

Naomi Wright

Producer

Jonathan Levi

Cinematographer

Naomi Wright

Contributor

Melvyn Bragg; Michael Boyd

Production Company

Name

ITV Productions

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

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Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7436 0165

Address

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Email

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Address

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