Room of One’s Own, A

Synopsis

`A Room of One’s Own’ is an extended essay by Virginia Woolf. first published in 1929, and based on a series of lectures she delivered at Newnham College and Girton College, two women’s colleges at Cambridge University in 1928. The premise is that for women to write fiction they need £500 and a room of their own. At one point in the reading Woolf imagines that Shakespeare had a sister, Judith, who was equally gifted with literary genius; the circumstances of the times she argues would have prevented her from exercising that talent.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

7 Jun 1987 at 22:30 (Channel: ITV)

Duration

57 mins

Credits

Director

Patrick Garland

Producer

Bill Shepherd

Cinematographer

Sue Gibson

Cast

Eileen Atkins

Virginia Woolf

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); women; writing; One-Person shows

Notes

History

The production was shown in America on PBS 6 January 1991 at 21:00 in the Masterpiece Theatre series; it is this transmission that is held by the Paley Center for Media.

Awards

Eileen Atkin’s one-woman stage show was an international success, earning Atkins a Drama Desk Award for Best Solo Performance and a special Citation from the New York Drama Critics Circle for her portrayal of Virginia Woolf.

Production Company

Name

Oyster Television Film Theatre

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

Paley Center for Media

Web

http://www.paleycenter.org/ External site opens in new window

Phone

(212) 621-6600

Address

25 West 52 Street
New York
New York
110019
USA

Notes

Formerly Museum of Television and Radio (MTR). The name changed in 2007.