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The Lively Arts.

Title
The Lively Arts. Shades: Three plays by Samuel Beckett [videorecording] / A BBC TV - Reiner Moritz co-production ; produced by Tristram Powell ; executive producer, Bill Morton ; plays written by Samuel Beckett ; commentary written by Martin Esslin ; plays directed by Anthony Page (Not I) and Donald McWhinnie (Ghost trio [and] . . . but the clouds . . . ) ; a Royal Court Production (Not I) ; produced for BBC-TV ; [video prod. company] Tri Star Film + TV GmbH.
Publication
London, England : British Broadcasting Corporation, Television Service, c1977.

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Additional Authors
  • Powell, Tristram
  • Morton, Bill
  • Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989.
  • Esslin, Martin, 1918-2002.
  • Esslin, Martin, 1918-2002
  • Page, Anthony, 1935-
  • McWhinnie, Donald
  • Needham, John
  • Herbert, Jocelyn
  • Wallace, Dorothea
  • Jones, Mary
  • Wilson, Simon
  • Boulter, Richard
  • Bragg, Melvyn, 1939-
  • Whitelaw, Billie, 1932-2014
  • Pickup, Ronald
  • Horder, Rupert
  • Royal Court Theatre
  • Reiner Moritz Associates
  • British Broadcasting Corporation
  • Tri Star Film + TV GmbH.
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (62 min.) : sound, black & white with color sequences; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Three one-act plays by Samuel Beckett, broadcast under the collective title 'Shades.' Includes a brief biographical segment on Beckett's life and career, as well as critical commentary delivered by Martin Esslin.
Alternative Title
  • Shades
  • Three plays by Samuel Beckett
Subject
  • Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989
  • Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989 > Television adaptations
  • Lively arts (Television program)
  • One-act plays
  • Experimental theater
Genre/Form
  • Drama.
  • Television.
Note
  • This program was originally broadcast as an episode of the series The Lively Arts.
  • Due to an error by the video production company, this tape begins just prior to the second play, . . . but the clouds . . . , which is followed by the third play, Not I. Next comes the program's closing credits, which are followed, after a brief pause, by the opening credits, the introductory segment, and then the first play, Ghost trio. All material is complete.
Access (note)
  • Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits (note)
  • Film editor, John Needham ; production designer, Jocelyn Herbert (Not I) ; costumes, Dorothea Wallace and Mary Jones ; sound, Simon Wilson and Richard Boulter.
Performer (note)
  • Narration by Melvyn Bragg ; onscreen commentary by Martin Esslin.
  • Featuring Billie Whitelaw (Ghost trio [and] . . . but the clouds . . . [and] Not I), Ronald Pickup (Ghost trio [and] . . . but the clouds . . . ), and Rupert Horder (. . . but the clouds . . . ).
Event (note)
  • Originally broadcast on BBC-TV, London, England, April 17, 1977.
Call Number
NCOX 514
OCLC
1091194175
Title
The Lively Arts. Shades: Three plays by Samuel Beckett [videorecording] / A BBC TV - Reiner Moritz co-production ; produced by Tristram Powell ; executive producer, Bill Morton ; plays written by Samuel Beckett ; commentary written by Martin Esslin ; plays directed by Anthony Page (Not I) and Donald McWhinnie (Ghost trio [and] . . . but the clouds . . . ) ; a Royal Court Production (Not I) ; produced for BBC-TV ; [video prod. company] Tri Star Film + TV GmbH.
Imprint
London, England : British Broadcasting Corporation, Television Service, c1977.
Access
Restricted to qualified researchers.
Credits
Film editor, John Needham ; production designer, Jocelyn Herbert (Not I) ; costumes, Dorothea Wallace and Mary Jones ; sound, Simon Wilson and Richard Boulter.
Cast
Narration by Melvyn Bragg ; onscreen commentary by Martin Esslin.
Featuring Billie Whitelaw (Ghost trio [and] . . . but the clouds . . . [and] Not I), Ronald Pickup (Ghost trio [and] . . . but the clouds . . . ), and Rupert Horder (. . . but the clouds . . . ).
Event
Originally broadcast on BBC-TV, London, England, April 17, 1977.
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Added Author
Powell, Tristram, producer.
Morton, Bill, producer.
Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989. Ghost trio.
Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989. . . . but the clouds.
Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989. Not I.
Esslin, Martin, 1918-2002.
Esslin, Martin, 1918-2002, commentator.
Page, Anthony, 1935- television director.
McWhinnie, Donald, television director.
Needham, John, editor of moving image work.
Herbert, Jocelyn, production designer.
Wallace, Dorothea, costume designer.
Jones, Mary, costume designer.
Wilson, Simon, sound.
Boulter, Richard, sound.
Bragg, Melvyn, 1939- narrator.
Whitelaw, Billie, 1932-2014, actor.
Pickup, Ronald, actor.
Horder, Rupert, actor.
Royal Court Theatre.
Reiner Moritz Associates.
British Broadcasting Corporation.
Tri Star Film + TV GmbH.
Research Call Number
NCOX 514
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