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Playing Shakespeare.
- Title
- Playing Shakespeare. Using the verse [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 ; written and presented by John Barton ; director, John Carlaw ; producer, Andrew Snell.
- Publication
- Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1982.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Barton, John, 1928-2018.
- Barton, John, 1928-2018
- Bragg, Melvyn, 1939-
- Evans, Nick
- Carlaw, John
- Snell, Andrew
- Woolfenden, Guy
- Cusack, Sinéad
- Hancock, Sheila, 1933-
- Harrow, Lisa
- Howard, Alan, 1937-2015
- Lapotaire, Jane
- McKellen, Ian
- Stewart, Patrick, 1940-
- Suchet, David
- Williams, Michael, 1935-2001
- Films for the Humanities (Firm)
- Royal Shakespeare Company.
- London Weekend Television (Firm)
- RM Arts (Firm)
- Description
- 1 videocassette (VHS) (50 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
- Summary
- John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion of Shakespeare's use of blank verse, with illustrated dramatizations. The actors examine how Shakespeare uses antithesis, short lines, end-stopped lines and pauses in the middle of a line, and explore why Shakespeare's lines sometimes mis-scan.
- Series Statement
- Playing Shakespeare
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Television.
- Documentaries and factual works.
- Note
- Title from label on container. Credits on tape.
- This is Episode Four of Playing Shakespeare.
- Credits (note)
- Music, Guy Woolfenden.
- Performer (note)
- Sinead Cusack, Shelia Hancock, Lisa Harrow, Alan Howard, Jane Lapotaire, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, David Suchet, Michael Williams.
- Call Number
- NCOX 405
- OCLC
- 27021482
- Title
- Playing Shakespeare. Using the verse [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 ; written and presented by John Barton ; director, John Carlaw ; producer, Andrew Snell.
- Imprint
- Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1982.
- Series
- Playing Shakespeare
- Cast
- Sinead Cusack, Shelia Hancock, Lisa Harrow, Alan Howard, Jane Lapotaire, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, David Suchet, Michael Williams.
- Credits
- Music, Guy Woolfenden.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Barton, John, 1928-2018.Barton, John, 1928-2018, host.Bragg, Melvyn, 1939- producer.Evans, Nick, producer.Carlaw, John, director.Snell, Andrew, producer.Woolfenden, Guy, composer.Cusack, Sinéad, actor.Hancock, Sheila, 1933- actor.Harrow, Lisa, actor.Howard, Alan, 1937-2015, actor.Lapotaire, Jane, actor.McKellen, Ian, actor.Stewart, Patrick, 1940- actor.Suchet, David, actor.Williams, Michael, 1935-2001, actor.Films for the Humanities (Firm)Royal Shakespeare Company.London Weekend Television (Firm)RM Arts (Firm)
- Research Call Number
- NCOX 405