Shakespeare at Sea

Synopsis

A theatre in education e-book title by Jenny de Reuck that offers young playgoers an introduction to many of the characters from Shakespeare’s comedies including Feste, the Jester, Toby Belch, Maria, Sly and Sneak, Simple and Mistress Quickly. The tragedies are represented by characters in the subplots such as Hamlet (a mouse), Romeo (a dog) and Juliet (a cat) all of whom contribute to Will’s play in some way. Shakespeare at Sea combines fact and fiction to evoke a past era and invites children to go on a theatrical journey with the performers to other imagined worlds. The e-book contains the script of the play, film clips featuring interviews with the writer-director and the collaborators in set and costume design, photos and drawing of costumes, characters and set and a collection of drawings children made after seeing the performance.

Language

English

Country

Australia

Medium

Multimedia

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

2002

Credits

Writer

Jenny de Reuck

Additional Details

Theatre company

Children’s Theatre

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Hamlet; Romeo and Juliet; Twelfth Night

Subjects

Drama; Education

Keywords

animals; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Theatre in Education; Children’s Theatre

Distributor

Name

Artfilms Europe

Email

info@artfilms.com.au

Web

http://www.artfilms.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 208 265 1752

Fax

+44 207 117 5174

Address

PO Box 71507
London
SE10 1BY
United Kingdom

Notes

Artfilms Europe is the European distributor of the collection of Contemporary Arts Media, Australia (previously known as Hush Video). The collection originally specialised in drama and the performing arts but has since widened its remit across the arts spectrum to include visual arts, design, architecture, new media and digital arts in its collection of over 5,000 titles. Separate subject catalogues, printed or online in pdf format, are available for theatre, dance, visual arts, film & cinema, new media, music, performance art and communication & culture. Sale on DVD or streamed on a pay-per-view or subscription basis from www.artfiflms-digital.com. From 2015, private users can subscribe via a digital site licence for £8 per month, allowing access to a selection of 300 - 400 films.