Legacy

Synopsis: Three-part documentary series. In the final episode James Shapiro analyses The Winter’s Tale and The Tempest, plays which are often seen as swansongs. Professor Shapiro offers a different Shakespeare - a playwright still experimenting and alert to the troubled Jacobean world around him. He reflects on the legacies of king and playwright. There are brief scenes from the Royal Shakespeare Company’s productions of The Winter’s Tale and The Tempest, both directed by David Farr. There are contributions from scholars and experts: Professor Pauline Croft (Royal Holloway), Professor Gordon McMillan (King’s College, London) and Catherine MacLeod (National Portrait Gallery, London).
Series: King and the Playwright: A Jacobean History, The
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Television
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Notes: The three episodes were released on DVD with the title SHAKESPEARE. The KING’s MAN in 2012. Region 1 only.
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: history of the 17th century; Jacobean drama; monarchy; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Related items: Coriolanus; Macbeth