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  1. Twelfth Night: Workshop (1985 Television, Video)

    Series
    Shakespeare, Course A361
    Producer
    David Hoyle

    This workshop, based on Act II iii, shows how a group of experienced actors, with relatively little input from a director, set about developing a strategy to preserve the comic tone of the scene, while not...

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  2. Coriolanus (1984 Television)

    aka: The Shakespeare Plays

    Series
    BBC Television Shakespeare
    Director
    Elijah Moshinsky
    Producer
    Shaun Sutton

    Television production of the play with stylised battle scenes using music and dance. Alan Howard is Coriolanus.

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  3. Coriolanus (1984 Television, Video)

    Series
    Shakespeare in Perspective
    Director
    Sally Kirkwood
    Producer
    Victor Poole

    A personal view of the play presented by General Sir John Hackett, analysing Coriolanus’ soldierly qualities and failings. The series aims to develop a greater understanding and appreciation of the plays...

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  4. Hamlet: A Stripping Away of Untruths (1984 Audio, Multimedia)

    Series
    Shakespeare

    Considers the place of the supernatural in a revenge drama; the strained atmosphere in the Danish court; Hamlet’s sense of a polluted and restricted environment; Polonius’ behaviour as father and...

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  5. Henry IV. Part 1: A Season for Misrule (1984 Audio, Multimedia)

    Series
    Shakespeare

    Illustrates the twin themes of order and chaos. Compares the self-confessed orderly intentions of the Prince to his chaotic behaviour. Explores the relationship between the political and the low-life scenes....

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  6. Macbeth: Murder and the March of Destiny (1984 Audio, Multimedia)

    Series
    Shakespeare

    Explores the question of dramatic irony in relation to the scene in which Duncan enters Macbeth’s castle. Analyses specific episodes including the argument between Macbeth and his wife concerning the...

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  7. Merchant of Venice, The: Law and Life (1984 Audio, Multimedia)

    Series
    Shakespeare

    Cassette with script by Richard Selerie and a 33-frame black and white filmstrip on The Merchant of Venice. The themes considered include the matter of rules and law, a theme which evidently united the...

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  8. Midsummer Night’s Dream, A: World of Changing Form (1984 Audio, Multimedia)

    Series
    Shakespeare

    Discusses the significance of the fairy quarrel, the lovers’ wrangling, and Bottom’s enchantment. Among the scenes receiving detailed comment are the dispute between Oberon and Titania concerning the...

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  9. Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1984 Television, Video)

    Series
    Shakespeare in Perspective
    Producer
    Victor Poole

    A personal view of the play presented by P J Kavanagh. The series aims to develop a greater understanding and appreciation of the plays by placing them in their social and historical context and by stressing...

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  10. Richard II: Vanity, Extravagance, Responsibility (1984 Audio, Multimedia)

    Series
    Shakespeare

    Deals with the literary and political context of the play. Focuses on key scenes which develop the ideas of kingship and honour. Considers the quarrel between Mowbray and Bolingbroke, Gaunt’s dying speech,...

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