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  1. William (2012 Film)

    Director
    Sam Lara
    Producer
    Sam Lara
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    No archive or distributor copy known (3/2012).

    Independent short. "When William Shakespeare’s mother tells him to change the ending of Romeo and Juliet because it’s ‘too sad’, he begins the process of finding a new conclusion, with each new...

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  2. Horatio’s Hamlet (2007 Film)

    Director
    Jay Woelfel; Baldasare. Nick
    Producer
    Jay Woelfel

    Independent short. What happened to Horatio after Hamlet died. "HORATIO’S HAMLETdraws on Shakespeare’s text to create a unique tale of Horatio honoring the last request of his beloved Prince and...

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  3. Shylock’s End (Radio)

    Producer
    Charles Lefeaux
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Unknown

    Radio broadcast. A series of four inventions by H.F. Rubinstein based on well-known themes of literature or history. In this episode the author speculates on the life of Shakespeare’s characters some time...

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  4. Fatal Loins (Radio)

    Director
    David Hunter
    Subject
    Drama

    Radio play by Perry Pontac written in blank verse. Pontac’s comedy considers what would have happened if Romeo had learnt from Friar Laurence that Juliet wasn’t dead and there was therefore no reason for...

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  5. In a Questionable Shape (Radio)

    aka: Daunt and Dervish

    Director
    Colin Guthrie
    Producer
    Colin Guthrie
    Subject
    Drama

    Radio detective series. In this episode, the Daunt and Dervish Detective Agency is involved in a case of blackmail that takes Josephine and Susan back to the Old Vic Theatre and its current production of...

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  6. Romeo + Juliet: A Monkey’s Tale (Television)

    aka: Romeo and Juliet: A Monkey’s Tale

    Director
    Karina Holden
    Subject
    Drama

    A greatly simplified re-telling of the Romeo and Juliet story with a happy ending. In the mountains of Thailand, two young monkeys from rival factions fall in love. The film narrates (Tim Hopper), through...

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  7. Lady of Belmont, The (Radio)

    Producer
    Cyril Wood
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    No copy extant

    Radio play written by St. John G. Ervine and adapted for broadcasting by Cyril Wood. Devised as a sequel to Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, it takes place 10 years after the date of Antonio’s trial...

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  8. In Our Time: King Lear (Multimedia, Radio)

    aka: Lear

    Producer
    James Cook
    Subject
    Drama; History

    Radio broadcast. In this episode of the programme on the history of ideas, host Melvyn Bragg discusses Shakespeare’s King Lear with guests Jonathan Bate, Catherine Belsey and Katherine Duncan-Jones. Issues...

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  9. Hands off the Classics (Television)

    Producer
    Dennis Marks; Alan Yentob
    Subject
    Drama

    Anthology arts series. In the 17th century Troilus and Cressida was censored and in the 18th century Tate gave King Lear a happy ending. The programme debates the line between interpretation and vandalism.

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  10. Melissa Arctic (Video)

    Director
    Aaron Posner
    Subject
    Drama

    Video recording of the world premiere of Craig Wright’s play reworking The Winter’s Tale. The play is set in the fictitious small town of Pine City, Minnestota in 1970. Wright retains Shakespeare’s...

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