Framing Shakespeare

Synopsis

Video recording of the conference ‘Framing Shakespeare: A Cross Media International Forum for Shakespeare Practitioners’ presented by The Directors Guild of Great Britain and International Theatre Institute’s Dramatic Theatre Committee and British Centre in association with Shakespeare’s Globe at Middle Temple Hall, Royal National Theatre, 20th Century Fox and Theatre Museum, London Friday 27 - Sunday 29 June 1997.

The programme included ‘Shakespeare Unplugged’ -
Director Brigid Larmour of the National Theatre on Shakespeare for new and young audiences; ‘Rainbow of Desire’ Augusto Boal’s approach to Shakespeare; ‘Authentic Space or Museum Theatre? Mark Rylance and designer Jenny Tiramani on Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre; ‘Stage to Screen’ Michael Bogdanov and Charles Marowitz on producing popular Shakespeare in all media; ‘To Play The King’ Fiona Shaw and Kathryn Hunter on cross-gender Shakespeare;
`Across Boundaries’ - Rosalind King, Patrick Guinand, Ola B. Johannessen and Freider Weber on what makes Shakespeare: poetry, story, structure?

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

Jun 1997

Credits

Contributor

Augusto Boal; Birgid Larmour; Charles Marowitz; Fiona Shaw; Jenny Tiramani; Kathryn Hunter; Mark Rylance; Michael Bogdanov

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Shakespeare on film; Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre; Gender reversal

Archive

Name

V&A Theatre & Performance Collections: National Video Archive of Performance

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