SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Designed to show how the physical features of the Elizabethan stage influenced the work of Shakespeare. The duties of the bookholder, the props and costumes, actors in the ‘tiring room’, and boys playing women’s parts are discussed. Extracts from Shakespeare’s plays follow, showing how he used the features of the stage to represent balconies, city walls, town gates. The film then illustrates dramatic techniques as the aside, the soliloquy, problems of entrances and exits and the manner in which Shakespeare rounded off a performance.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1971

Duration

25 mins

Availability

Hire Sale

Credits

Director

George Murcell; W Hugh Baddeley

Writer

Clement Bending; W Hugh Baddeley

Contributor

Richard Bebb

Cast

Colin Fisher
Henry Gilbert
James Bree

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

acting; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Elizabethan stage

Notes

Notes

The film was released in both colour and black and white in the US.

History

Released in the United States by Coronet Instructional Films.

Uses

Secondary and further education.

Production Company

Name

Gateway Educational Films

Archive

Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division

Web

http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window

Phone

(20) 707-8572

Fax

(20) 707-237’1

Address

Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States

Distributor

Name

Viewtech Educational Media

Contact

Lynda Morrell

Notes

NB. Viewtech ceased trading in 2014 and the company’s products are no longer in distribution For over 30 years Viewtech distributed programmes from leading specialist educational producers from around the world and since 2002 it included titles previously distributed in the UK by Educational Media Film & Video. The extensive collection covered all subjects within the primary and secondary curriculum and some materials, particularly in the areas of study skills and business, are applicable to further/higher education.