Und was die Liebe Kann, Das Wagt die Liebe

Alternative title: And What Love Dares, Love Dares Shakespeare und Das Theater Seiner Zeit Shakespeare and the Theatre of His Times
Synopsis: Television broadcast for schools. The topic of this episode is the Elizabethan theatre. Shakespeare’s theatre is introduced via illustrative pictures and a miniature model of The Globe theatre. Illustrative excerpts from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet are performed by actors from the ‘Theater Junge Generation’ (Theatre of the Young Generation) Dresden. Theatre director Axel Richter talks about the theatre business during Shakespeare’s time and the challenges of adapting Shakespeare for a modern stage.
Series: Literatur Klasse Neun
Language: German (Standard)
Country: Germany
Medium: Television
Transmission details: 17 Apr 1986 at 15:20 (Channel: DFF/DDR-2)
Duration: 17 mins

Theatre company: Theater Junge Generation, Dresden
Production type: Documentary/Educational/News
Plays: Romeo and Juliet
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Globe Theatre; schools; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Elizabethan stage; Youth Theatre

History: Produced as part of the educational programme series (Bildungsprogramm) of the East German television broadcaster Fernsehen der DDR (DDR-FS).
Reviews: Source: DRA Babelsberg (FESAD Database information)

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