King Lear: Text and Performance

Synopsis: Explores the way meanings are created in theatre and recorded performance through performers, directors, space, audience, design, cultural background, types of performance and techniques of recording and editing. Uses excerpts from various productions, including an Open University/BBC production of King Lear starring Kenneth Cranham and Celia Imrie, a Japanese Noh theatre production, extracts from an acting workshop by Fiona Shaw, and an interview with novelist Jane Smiley.
Series: Shakespeare: Text and Performance, Course Aa306
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2000
Transmission details: (Channel: BBC2)
Duration: 178 mins
Availability: Out of distribution

Cast

Production type: Documentary/Educational/News
Plays: King Lear
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: drama production; Noh drama; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); stage design

General: The production excerpts are from the BBC/OU co-production CONJURING SHAKESPEARE. Episode 5: A FAMILY AFFAIR broadcast BBC2 8/10/97.

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