Why Shakespeare?

Synopsis

BBC schools television programme presented by Steve Blacknell in which four actors from the Royal Shakespeare Company tackle two famous scenes from Shakespeare, the balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet and the cross-garter scene from Twelfth Night. The emphasis is on how to make the words "come off the page".

Series

English File

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

8 Nov 1985 at 14:30 (Channel: BBC2)

Duration

30 mins

Credits

Producer

Geoff Wilson

Writer

William Shakespeare

Contributor

Andrew Bethell; Steve Blacknell

Cast

Anton Lesser	Romeo
Niamh Cusack	Juliet
Emrys James	Malvolio

Additional Details

Theatre company

Royal Shakespeare Company

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Romeo and Juliet; Twelfth Night

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

acting; acting techniques; schools; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

Broadcast in the BBC 2 Daytime on two slot.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

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Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7436 0165

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
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