Playing Shakespeare [videorecording] / the Royal Shakespeare Company ; written and presented by John Barton ; director, John Carlaw ; producer, Andrew Snell.
2004
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Title
Playing Shakespeare [videorecording] / the Royal Shakespeare Company ; written and presented by John Barton ; director, John Carlaw ; producer, Andrew Snell.
Created/published
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004.
Description
11 videodiscs (562 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Associated name
Material base
metal plastic
Summary
Trained and experienced Shakespearean actors, stars of the Royal Shakespeare Company, examine Shakespeare's works and words. Guided by director John Barton, himself a Shakespearean scholar, the actors explore every facet of Shakespeare's work to find the meaning without which they can only recite, not perform, Shakespeare.
Note
Originally broadcast on London Weekend Television in 1979 (v. 1) and 1982.
Contents
[1] Speaking Shakespearean verse
[2] Preparing to perform Shakespeare
[3] The two traditions
[4] Using the verse
[5] Language and character
[6] Set speeches and soliloquies
[7] Irony and ambiguity
[8] Passion and coolness
[9] Rehearsing the text
[10] Exploring a character
[11] Poetry and hidden poetry.
[2] Preparing to perform Shakespeare
[3] The two traditions
[4] Using the verse
[5] Language and character
[6] Set speeches and soliloquies
[7] Irony and ambiguity
[8] Passion and coolness
[9] Rehearsing the text
[10] Exploring a character
[11] Poetry and hidden poetry.
Credits
Music, Guy Woolfenden.
System details
DVD-R, 1-4X speed.
Includes
Speaking Shakespearean verse.
Preparing to perform Shakespeare.
Two traditions.
Using the verse.
Language and character.
Set speeches and soliloquies.
Irony and ambiguity.
Passion and coolness.
Rehearsing the text.
Exploring a character.
Poetry and hidden poetry.
Preparing to perform Shakespeare.
Two traditions.
Using the verse.
Language and character.
Set speeches and soliloquies.
Irony and ambiguity.
Passion and coolness.
Rehearsing the text.
Exploring a character.
Poetry and hidden poetry.
Genre/form
Call number
DVD 29