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Foyer - Das Theatermagazin Spezial: Shakespeare

Synopsis
In this special edition of the ‘Foyer’ theatre review series, presenter Theo Koll introduces recent important German-speaking theatre adaptations of Shakespeare, such as Luc Bondy’s King Lear and Stefan Pucher’ s The Merchant of Venice. The programme also includes a portrait of actor Ernst Stoetzner, who was awarded the Gudrun-Eysoldt-Ring for his Puck at the Deutsche Theater Berlin, as well as a documentary about a secondary school’s experience of staging Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ in co-operation with the Schauspielhaus Bochum.
Series
Foyer
Language
German (Standard)
Country
Germany
Medium
Television
Transmission details
15 Mar 2008 at 19:20 (Channel: 3Sat)
Duration
35 mins

Credits

Contributor
Theo Koll

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
festivals; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Stoetzner, Erich (1952-)

Notes

History
Broadcast as part of a 2-week celebration of Shakespeare ('Shakespeare- Liebe Macht Tod’/ Shakespeare - Love Power Death) on the German television station 3sat.
Reviews
Source: 3sat programme information

Production Company

Name

3sat

Email
Info@3sat.de
Web
http://www.3sat.de/ External site opens in new window
Phone
+49 (0)6131/70 1
Fax
+49 (0)6131/70 6806
Address
ZDF-Straße 1
Mainz
55100

Distributor

Name

ZDF - Programme Service

Email
programmservice@zdf.de
Web
http://www.theaterkanal.de/fernsehen/mitschnitt/ External site opens in new window
Phone
0049-(0)6131/70 9510
Fax
0049-(0)06131/70 9515
Address
HA ABD, Programmverwertung und -übernahme
ZDF-Straße 1
Mainz
55100
Germany

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