Unworthy Scaffold, An
- Alternative title
- Theatre in Shakespeare’s Time, The
- Synopsis
- Traces the development of the English theatre from the miracle and morality plays of the Middle Ages, then illustrates the design of the Elizabethan theatre. Burbage’s Theatre was built in 1576 at Shoreditch, as a permanent playhouse. Later came Shakespeare’s Globe, ‘an unworthy scaffold’, the quintessence of the Elizabethan theatre. The multiple uses of the platform stage are demonstrated in scenes from Macbeth and from a boisterous jig of the kind often given at the end of performances.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film; Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1972
- Duration
- 20 mins
- Availability
- Out of UK Distribution (2005)
Credits
- Director
- Piers Jessop
- Producer
- John Seabourne
- Writer
- John Seabourne; Piers Jessop
- Cast
Edward Thorpe Frederick Hall John Ronane
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); stage design; theatre history; Elizabethan stage
Notes
- Notes
- The film is available from the Phoenix Learning Group on VHS and DVD under the title THE THEATER IN SHAKESPEARE’S TIME.
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
National Education Video Library
- Contact
- John Lovell
- tryfannevl@aol.com
- Phone
- 01286 676001 or 07768 105467
- Fax
- 01286 676001
- Address
- Arfon House
Bontnewydd
Caernarvon
Gwynned
LL54 7UN - Notes
- Formerly the National Audio Visual (Aids) Library. No longer holds 16mm material. Retains the negatives and copyright to the EFVA material, but have no viewing copies. Video only. (1/97) Alternative address might be Arfon House, Bontnewydd, Caernarvon, Gwynned LL54 7UN Telephone/Fax 01286 676001
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Phoenix Learning Group
- customerservice@phoenixlearninggroup.com
- Web
- http://www.phoenixlearninggroup.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 314-569-0211
- Address
- 2439 Chaffeee Drive
Saint Louis
MO 63146-3306
USA
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Unworthy Scaffold, An". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/22542 (Accessed 05 Dec 2024)