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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. Church, Tony
9. Cusack, Sinéad
10. Dench, Judi, 1934-
11. Fleetwood, Susan, 1944-1995
12. Harrow, Lisa
13. Howard, Alan, 1937-2015
14. Lapotaire, Jane
15. Leigh-Hunt, Barbara
16. Pasco, Richard
17. Pennington, Michael, 1943-
18. Sinden, Donald
19. Stewart, Patrick, 1940-
20. Suchet, David
21. Films for the Humanities (Firm)
22. Royal Shakespeare Company.
23. London Weekend Television (Firm)
24. RM Arts (Firm)

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (52 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 dialogue and soliloquy for story and audience purposes, with illustrated dramatizations. Barton explains the differences between the two, what they contain, and how they arise. Actors are encouraged to open themselves to their audience, reaching out to involve them in these passages. Includes examples from The merchant of Venice, As you like it, Richard III, Titus Andronicus, Henry IV, Henry V, Troilus and Cressida, A midsummer night's dream, Othello, Twelfth night and Hamlet.

Series statement

1. Playing Shakespeare

Subject

1. Television
2. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Language
3. Acting > Study and teaching
4. Documentaries and factual works
5. English language > Early modern, 1500-1700
6. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Characters

Genre/Form

1. Television.
2. Documentaries and factual works.

Call number

1. NCOX 407

Note

1. Title from label on container. Credits on tape.
2. This is Episode Six of Playing Shakespeare.

Credits (note)

1. Music, Guy Woolfenden.

Performer (note)

1. Tony Church, Sinead Cusack, Judi Dench, Susan Fleetwood, Lisa Harrow, Alan Howard, Jane Lapotaire, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Richard Pasco, Michael Pennington, Donald Sinden, Patrick Stewart, David Suchet.

Title

1. Playing Shakespeare. Set speeches and soliloquies [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. Tony Church, Sinead Cusack, Judi Dench, Susan Fleetwood, Lisa Harrow, Alan Howard, Jane Lapotaire, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Richard Pasco, Michael Pennington, Donald Sinden, Patrick Stewart, David Suchet.

Credits

1. Music, Guy Woolfenden.

Connect to:

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. Church, Tony, actor.
9. Cusack, Sinéad, actor.
10. Dench, Judi, 1934- actor.
11. Fleetwood, Susan, 1944-1995, actor.
12. Harrow, Lisa, actor.
13. Howard, Alan, 1937-2015, actor.
14. Lapotaire, Jane, actor.
15. Leigh-Hunt, Barbara, actor.
16. Pasco, Richard, actor.
17. Pennington, Michael, 1943- actor.
18. Sinden, Donald, actor.
19. Stewart, Patrick, 1940- actor.
20. Suchet, David, actor.
21. Films for the Humanities (Firm)
22. Royal Shakespeare Company.
23. London Weekend Television (Firm)
24. RM Arts (Firm)

Research call number

1. NCOX 407