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Staging of Shakespeare’s Plays, The

Synopsis
Educational videotape. George Walton Williams traces the development of theatrical playing areas in England before Shakespeare, demonstrating with a model of the Swan Theatre how certain scenes in Shakespeare’s plays might have been performed on the adaptable Elizabethan stage.
Series
Eminent Scholars/Teachers
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
1990
Duration
52 mins

Credits

Director
Rick Import
Producer
Matthew J. Bruccoli; Richard Layman
Contributor
George Walton Williams

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Elizabethan stage

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Manly

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