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  1. Troilus and Cressida (1981 Television)

    aka: The Shakespeare Plays

    Series
    BBC Television Shakespeare
    Director
    Jonathan Miller
    Producer
    Jonathan Miller

    Television production with Anton Lesser as Troilus and Suzanne Burden as Cressida. Blind artist Jack Birkett aka The Incredible Orlando (who also played Caliban in Derek Jarman THE TEMPEST) as Thersites.

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  2. Tempest, The (1979 Film)

    Director
    Derek Jarman
    Producer
    Guy Ford; Mordecai Schreiber

    Low-budget adaptation of the play using chiaroscuro lighting, location shooting, unusual casting, and eccentric costuming. The film remains faithful to the spirit of the play. Jarman’s understanding of the...

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  3. King Lear (1971 Film)

    Director
    Peter Brook
    Producer
    Michael Birkett

    The relentlessly cold and unemotional interpretation was heavily influenced by the essay, ‘King Lear or Endgame’, in which the Polish poet/critic/academic Jan Kott argued that Lear should be interpreted...

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  4. Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (1968 Film)

    Director
    Peter Hall
    Producer
    Michael Birkett

    Feature film version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Eliminating cinematic narrative and theatrical staging the film was harshly treated by the critics.

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