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  1. Plays for Britain: The Complete Series (2013)

    Director
    Michael Apted; Jim Goddard; Leslie Blair; Peter Gill; Alan Clarke; Philip Saville
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 325 minutes), £19.99

    Thames Television series which was first broadcast in the mid-1970s, featuring six contemporary plays by writers then at relatively early stages in their careers. Stephen Poliakoff’s HITTING TOWN is an...

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  2. Age of Stupid, The (2009)

    Director
    Franny Armstrong
    Subject
    Energy; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 92 minutes), £19.99 (retail) £14.00 Spanner direct

    Pete Postlewaite stars in this cautionary look at our changing climate, and what could become of our world should we continue to ignore the warning signs and not stop global warming while we still have the...

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  3. Romeo + Juliet (1996 Film, Video)

    aka: William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet

    Director
    Baz Luhrmann
    Producer
    Baz Luhrmann; Gabriella Martinelli
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 115 minutes), £4.93

    An adaptation of Romeo and Juliet radically interpreting the text, while preserving the verse. Set in a futuristic Verona, the film uses shock cuts, speeded-up trick motion, and a rock music score. Leonardo...

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  4. Hamlet (1990) (1990 Film)

    Director
    Franco Zeffirelli
    Producer
    Dyson Lovell
    Subject
    Drama
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 129 minutes), £12.99 (Momentum)

    Feature film version of the play. A naturalistic and literal reading with few interpretative touches. Gibson’s Hamlet is a man of action and with the text heavily cut (over 80%) he dominates the majority...

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  5. Taming of the Shrew, The (Video)

    Director
    Barry Kyle
    Subject
    Drama

    A video recoridng, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare’ Company’s 1982 production of The Taming of the Shrew. Directed by Barry Kyle with Alun Armstrong as Petruchio and Sinead Cusack...

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  6. King Lear

    Director
    Adrian Noble
    Subject
    Drama

    A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1982 production of King Lear. Directed by Adrian Noble with Michael Gambon as Lear and Antony Sher as the Fool.

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  7. Lear (Video)

    Director
    Barry Kyle
    Subject
    Drama

    A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1983 production of Edward Bond’s play, directed by Barry Kyle with Bob Peck as Lear. ‘In Bond’s play, Lear is a...

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  8. Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (Video)

    Director
    Bill Alexander
    Subject
    Drama

    A video recording, using a single, fixed camera of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1986 production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Directed by Bill Alexander with Janet McTeer as Titania and Gerard Murphy...

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  9. Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (Radio)

    Producer
    M. Corwin
    Subject
    Drama

    Radio documentary series presented by Linda Cookson. Directors, designers and leading actors discuss the planning and staging of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s current stage production of A Midsummer...

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