Muse of Fire, A

Synopsis

13-part television documentary series on the history of theatre, written and presented by Ronald Harwood. Episode 5, A MUSE OF FIRE, looks at the roots and background to Shakespeare’s theatre. Includes excerpts from a performance of Henry V at the Globe Theatre, Cedar City, Utah (Jeremy Irons performs the Prologue). From the same theatre, Jeremy Irons and others perform scenes from Hamlet (I iv, II ii, III i and III ii). Michael Langham, director of the Hamlet production, comments on the scenes. There is an interview with Sam Wanamaker who speaks of wanting to rebuild Shakespeare’s Globe; further comments from Peter Hall, Michael Billington, Alan J. Lerner, Ariane Mnouchkine (director, Theatre du Soleil, Paris) and Peter Brook.

Series

All the World’s a Stage

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

26 Feb 1984 at 20:35 (Channel: BBC2)

Duration

55 mins

Credits

Producer

Harry Hastings

Writer

Ronald Harwood

Contributor

Alan J. Lerner; Ariane Mnouchkine; Michael Billington; Michael Langham; Peter Brook; Peter Hall; Ronald Harwood; Sam Wanamaker

Cast

Jeremy Irons	Hamlet
Jeremy Irons	Chorus
Donald Eccles	Polonius
John Wheatley
Martin Potter
Paul Rogers

Additional Details

Theatre

Globe Theatre, Cedra, Utah

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Hamlet; Henry V

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); theatre history; Elizabethan stage

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
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