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Additional authors

1. Barton, John, 1928-2018.
2. Barton, John, 1928-2018
3. Bragg, Melvyn, 1939-
4. Evans, Nick
5. Carlaw, John
6. Snell, Andrew
7. Woolfenden, Guy
8. Kingsley, Ben, 1943-
9. McKellen, Ian
10. Howard, Alan, 1937-2015
11. Gwilym, Mike
12. Hancock, Sheila, 1933-
13. Harrow, Lisa
14. Suchet, David
15. Films for the Humanities (Firm)
16. Royal Shakespeare Company.
17. London Weekend Television (Firm)
18. RM Arts (Firm)

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (47 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Presenter/director John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion of Shakespeare's use of language, meter, and verse, with illustrated dramatizations. Barton and the actors address and analyze the question of how to understand Shakespeare's texts, citing examples from his plays, and contrast them with the writings of other British dramatists of the period. Barton encourages the actors to find an effective balance between naturalistic speech and the poetic language of Shakespeare. Examples from Hamlet, Coriolanus, The merchant of Venice, and Othello.

Series statement

1. Playing Shakespeare

Subject

1. Acting > Study and teaching
2. Documentaries and factual works
3. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Versification
4. Television
5. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Language

Genre/Form

1. Television.
2. Documentaries and factual works.

Call number

1. NCOX 404

Note

1. Title from label on container. Credits on tape.
2. This is Episode Three of Playing Shakespeare.

Credits (note)

1. Music, Guy Woolfenden.

Performer (note)

1. Ben Kingsley, Ian McKellen, Alan Howard, Mike Gwilym, Sheila Hancock, Lisa Harrow, David Suchet.

Title

1. Playing Shakespeare. The two traditions [videorecording] / a presentation of Films for the Humanities ; with the Royal Shakespeare Company ; produced by RM Arts and London Weekend Television ; executive producers, Melvyn Bragg, Nick Evans ; director, John Carlaw ; producer, Andrew Snell ; written and presented by John Barton.

Imprint

1. Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1982.

Series

1. Playing Shakespeare

Cast

1. Ben Kingsley, Ian McKellen, Alan Howard, Mike Gwilym, Sheila Hancock, Lisa Harrow, David Suchet.

Credits

1. Music, Guy Woolfenden.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Barton, John, 1928-2018.
2. Barton, John, 1928-2018, host.
3. Bragg, Melvyn, 1939- producer.
4. Evans, Nick, producer.
5. Carlaw, John, director.
6. Snell, Andrew, producer.
7. Woolfenden, Guy, composer.
8. Kingsley, Ben, 1943- actor.
9. McKellen, Ian, actor.
10. Howard, Alan, 1937-2015, actor.
11. Gwilym, Mike, actor.
12. Hancock, Sheila, 1933- actor.
13. Harrow, Lisa, actor.
14. Suchet, David, actor.
15. Films for the Humanities (Firm)
16. Royal Shakespeare Company.
17. London Weekend Television (Firm)
18. RM Arts (Firm)

Research call number

1. NCOX 404