Learning on ScreenShakespeare’s Happy Endings
- Synopsis
- A comic account, part documentary, part staged performance, of some of the bowlderisations of Shakespeare’s plays in the history of the theatre. Presenter Patrick Barlow talks of a 1681 production of King Lear in which the Fool is removed and Cordelia is married off to Edgar, and a production of Romeo and Juliet in which the lovers live happily ever after, a version which played on alternate nights with the original tragedy.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 28 Nov 2005 at 22:00 (Channel: BBC4)
- Duration
- 60 mins
Credits
- Director
- Stephen Leslie
- Producer
- Ben Evans
- Writer
- Patrick Barlow
- Cast
Henry Goodman James Burbage Henry Goodman David Garrick Henry Goodman Nathun Tate Kevin Eldon William Shakespeare Patrick Barlow Prof. Simon Starkman
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); theatre history
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
- Name
Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/offair External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1514
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- For Learning on Screen Members only
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ
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