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Shakespeare retold [videorecording] / 2 Entertain ; BBC ; produced in association with Horsebridge Productions Limited ; BBC Drama & Northern Ireland.

Santer, Diederick.; Nicholls, David.; Percival, Brian.; Wilkie, Pier.; Moffat, Peter, 1962-; Brozel, Mark.; Wainwright, Sally.; Richards, David.; Bowker, Peter.; Fraiman, Ed.; Parish, Sarah, 1968-; Lewis, Damian, 1971-; Piper, Billie, 1982-; McAvoy, James, 1979-; Hawes, Keeley, 1976-; Armitage, Richard, 1971-; Henderson, Shirley, 1965-; Sewell, Rufus, 1967-; Tompkinson, Stephen, 1965-; Lawson, Twiggy.; Staunton, Imelda, 1956-; Paterson, Bill, 1945-; James, Lennie.; Small, Sharon, 1967-; Vegas, Johnny, 1971-; O'Donnell, Anthony.; Jarvis, Martin.; Murray, Jaime, 1976-; Chandler, Simon.; Cabrera, Santiago.; Evans, Rupert.; Knowland, Nicolas D.; Miller, Tony, 1964-; Mole, Charlie.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Much ado about nothing.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Taming of the shrew.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Midsummer night's dream.; 2 Entertain (Firm); BBC Video (Firm); BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.; Warner Home Video (Firm); British Broadcasting Corporation.; Horsebridge Productions (Firm)
2007
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Title
Shakespeare retold [videorecording] / 2 Entertain ; BBC ; produced in association with Horsebridge Productions Limited ; BBC Drama & Northern Ireland.
Created/published
[London] : BBC Video : Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas ; Burbank, CA : Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video, ©2007.
Description
2 videodiscs (ca. 360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Associated name
Santer, Diederick.
Nicholls, David.
Percival, Brian.
Wilkie, Pier.
Moffat, Peter, 1962-
Brozel, Mark.
Wainwright, Sally.
Richards, David.
Bowker, Peter.
Fraiman, Ed.
Parish, Sarah, 1968-
Lewis, Damian, 1971-
Piper, Billie, 1982-
McAvoy, James, 1979-
Hawes, Keeley, 1976-
Armitage, Richard, 1971-
Henderson, Shirley, 1965-
Sewell, Rufus, 1967-
Tompkinson, Stephen, 1965-
Lawson, Twiggy.
Staunton, Imelda, 1956-
Paterson, Bill, 1945-
James, Lennie.
Small, Sharon, 1967-
Vegas, Johnny, 1971-
O'Donnell, Anthony.
Jarvis, Martin.
Murray, Jaime, 1976-
Chandler, Simon.
Cabrera, Santiago.
Evans, Rupert.
Knowland, Nicolas D.
Miller, Tony, 1964-
Mole, Charlie.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Much ado about nothing.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Taming of the shrew.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Midsummer night's dream.
2 Entertain (Firm)
BBC Video (Firm)
BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.
Warner Home Video (Firm)
British Broadcasting Corporation.
Horsebridge Productions (Firm)
Material base
metal plastic
Summary
Shakespeare content: Macbeth is the chef in a 3-star restaurant; Beatrice and Benedict are rival co-anchors; Titania and Bottom carouse in a tawdry theme resort; and Petruchio sets out to tame the conservative Kate in a politically incorrect marriage of convenience.
Language Note
Closed-captioned.
Note
Some credits from container.

Originally broadcast on BBC television in 2005.

All four plays are based on the works by William Shakespeare.

Recorded in Dolby digital stereo.

"16:9 enhanced"--Disc label.

Special features: Interviews with the stars and production team for all four plays.
Contents
Disc 1. Much ado about nothing / by David Nicholls ; produced by Diederick Santer ; directed by Brian Percival. Macbeth / by Peter Moffat ; produced by Pier Wilkie ; directed by Mark Brozel
disc 2. The taming of the shrew / by Sally Wainwright ; produced by Diederick Santer ; directed by David Richards. A midsummer night's dream / by Peter Bowker ; produced by Pier Wilkie ; directed by Ed Fraiman.
Credits
Director of photography, Peter Greenhalgh (1st film), Nic Knowland (2nd film), Alan Almond (3rd film), Tony Miller (4th film) ; editor, Kristina Hetherington (1st film), Chris Ridsdale (2nd film), Catherine Creed (3rd film), Mark Thornton (4th film) ; music, Tim Atack (1st film), Kevin Sargent (2nd film), Hal Lindes (3rd film), Charlie Mole (4th film).
Cast
(Much ado about nothing): Sarah Parish, Damian Lewis, Billie Piper, Tom Ellis, Derek Riddell, Nina Sosanya, Olivia Colman, Michael Smiley, Anthony O'Donnell, Martin Jarvis.
(Macbeth): James McAvoy, Keeley Hawes, Richard Armitage.
(The taming of the shrew): Shirley Henderson, Rufus Sewell, Stephen Tompkinson, Twiggy Lawson, Jaime Murray, Simon Chandler, David Mitchell, Santiago Cabrera.
(A midsummer night's dream): Imelda Staunton, Bill Paterson, Lennie James, Sharon Small, Johnny Vegas, Dean Lennox Kelly, William Ash, Rupert Evans, Zoe Tapper, Michelle Bonnard.
System details
DVD, region 1, DVD-9, NTSC.
Genre/form
Made-for-TV movies.
Television adaptations.
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.

Call number
DVD 126
Folger accession
265146