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Voice-Over Queen, The

Synopsis
Fiction short. Drama about a voice-over actress proficient in making noises which imitate household appliances in television advertisements. Seeking recognition as an artist she auditions for Hamlet but gives a recitation of the ‘to be or not to be’ soliloquy (III i) to a roomful of household appliances which applaud her.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Film
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
1990
Duration
12 mins

Credits

Director
Alyse Rosenberg
Producer
Paula Schapp
Cinematographer
Claudia Raschke
Screenplay
Alyse Rosenberg
Music
Lesley Barber
Cast
Joan La Barbara 

Additional Details

Production type
Other
Plays
Hamlet
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); television advertising

Notes

Notes
The VHS copy held by the BFI National Archive is an off-air recording from the C4 transmission on 20 July 1992 at 15:45.

Production Company

Name

Alyse & Her Big Ideas

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

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