Learning on ScreenCommando Macbeth
- Synopsis
- The Dundee Repertory Theatre’s modern dress production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth (dubbed by the press ‘The Commando Macbeth’) forms the basis of three programmes for secondary pupils studying the play.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1991
- Availability
- Out of distribution (2008).
Credits
- Director
- Cliff Burnett
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Dundee Repertory Theatre
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Historical period
- 1990s
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- drama in English; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Material is made available only to staff and students of the University; outside researchers should contact the Librarian to make enquiries about the possibility of onsite viewing.
- Documentation
- Accompanying notes.
- Uses
- Secondary English and drama.
Sections
- Title
- Language and context
- Synopsis
- 1: Using excerpts from the production, illustrates the importance of Shakespeare’s language in the context of the way plays were performed in Shakespeare’s theatre.
- Title
- Interpreting character: Lady Macbeth
- Synopsis
- 2: Looks at different ways of interpreting the character of Lady Macbeth, concentrating on the soliloquies and the scenes between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth.
- Title
- Interpreting character: Macbeth - tragic hero or villain?
- Synopsis
- 3: Illustrates the development of the character of Macbeth.
Production Company
Archive
- Name
University of Dundee Library
- library@dundee.ac.uk
- Web
- http://www.dundee.ac.uk/library External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01382 384087
- Fax
- 01382 384087
- Address
- Main Library
Smalls Wynd
Dundee
DD1 4HN
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