Dreaming Will

Synopsis

Television documentary series. Examines the transforming influence of the arts on some of the toughest men and women in Britain. In the the sixth and final episode in the series Bruce Wall, from the London Shakespeare Workout, brings a group of Shakespearean actors, including Gayle Hunnicutt, into the Young Offenders Drug Rehab Unit in Rochester Prison in Kent, England. Most of the inmates never finished school, and now have to cope with the metrical disciplines of the iambic pentameter.

Series

Artistic Convictions

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

17 Nov 2001 at 19:30 (Channel: Artsworld)

Duration

30 mins

Credits

Director

Lucy Fyson

Contributor

Bruce Wall

Cast

Gayle Hunnicut

Additional Details

Theatre company

London Shakespeare Workout

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

prisoners; prisons; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); young offenders; Untrained actors

Notes

General

Information about the project and its productions can be found on the London Shakespeare Workout website at
http://www.londonshakespeare.org.uk/Othello2/DW.htm

Production Company

Name

Films of Record

Email

janeb@filmsofrecord.com

Web

http://www.filmsofrecord.com External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7286 0333

Fax

020 7286 0444

Address

6 Anglers Lane
London
NW5 3DG

Archive

Name

V&A Theatre & Performance Collections: National Video Archive of Performance

Email

tmenquiries@vam.ac.uk

Web

http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/t/nvap/ External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7942 2697

Fax

020 7471 9864

Address

Blythe House
23 Blythe Road
London
W14 0QX