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Playing Shakespeare.

Title
  1. Playing Shakespeare. Language and character [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.
Published by
  1. Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1982.

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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. Harrow, Lisa
  9. Kingsley, Ben, 1943-
  10. Pennington, Michael, 1943-
  11. Rees, Roger, 1944-2015
  12. Stewart, Patrick, 1940-
  13. Suchet, David
  14. Williams, Michael, 1935-2001
  15. Films for the Humanities (Firm)
  16. Royal Shakespeare Company.
  17. London Weekend Television (Firm)
  18. RM Arts (Firm)
Description
  1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (51 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
  1. John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion of Shakespeare's use of language to define character, and his characters' use of heightened language to achieve their intentions, with illustrated dramatizations. They explore the Elizabethan relish of words and the use of Elizabethan English in the development of Shakespeare's characters.
Series statement
  1. Playing Shakespeare
Subject
  1. English language > Early modern, 1500-1700
  2. Acting > Study and teaching
  3. Documentaries and factual works
  4. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Language
  5. Television
  6. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Characters
Genre/Form
  1. Television.
  2. Documentaries and factual works.
Call number
  1. NCOX 406
Note
  1. Title from label on container. Credits on tape.
  2. This is Episode Five of Playing Shakespeare.
Credits (note)
  1. Music, Guy Woolfenden.
Performer (note)
  1. Sinead Cusack, Lisa Harrow, Ben Kingsley, Michael Pennington, Roger Rees, Patrick Stewart, David Suchet, Michael Williams.
Title
  1. Playing Shakespeare. Language and character [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. Sinead Cusack, Lisa Harrow, Ben Kingsley, Michael Pennington, Roger Rees, Patrick Stewart, David Suchet, Michael Williams.
Credits
  1. Music, Guy Woolfenden.
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  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. Harrow, Lisa, actor.
  9. Kingsley, Ben, 1943- actor.
  10. Pennington, Michael, 1943- actor.
  11. Rees, Roger, 1944-2015, actor.
  12. Stewart, Patrick, 1940- actor.
  13. Suchet, David, actor.
  14. Williams, Michael, 1935-2001, 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 406
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