Charles Ricketts’ Stage Designs

Synopsis
Slide set. Between 1906 and his death in 1931, Charles Ricketts was the foremost practising designer of his generation in England working with Shaw, Granville Barker, Yeats and Sybil Thorndike. The slides illustrate Ricketts’ theory that the stage should always be a work of kinetic art, embodying a disciplined and intense beauty. Many of the illustrations have not been reproduced before. Includes material from Macbeth (1879 & 1883), The Merchant of Venice (1879), Much Ado About Nothing (1882), Henry VIII (1885, 1892 & 1910).
Series
Theatre in Focus
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Multimedia
Year of release
1987
Availability
Sale

Credits

Writer
Richard Allen Cave

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
Hamlet; Henry VIII; Macbeth; Merchant of Venice, The; Much Ado About Nothing
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Ricketts, Charles; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); stage design

Notes

Notes
A 75-page monograph accompanies the slide set.
Documentation
Accompanying 102-page book giving detailed commentary on the slides and a bibliography.

Production Company

Name

Chadwyck-Healey Ltd

Notes
Now known as ProQuest (3/04)

Sponsor

Name

Consortium for Drama & Media in Higher Education

Web
http://www.bufvc.ac.uk External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7393 1500
Fax
020 7393 1555
Address
c/o British Universities Film & Video Council
77 Wells Street
London W1T 3QJ

Distributor

Name

ProQuest Information and Learning

Email
marketing@chadwyck.co.uk
Web
http://www.proquest.co.uk/en-UK/default.shtml External site opens in new window
Phone
01223 215512
Fax
01223 215514
Address
UMI
The Quorum
Barnwell Road
Cambridge
CB5 8SW
Notes
formerly known as Chadwyck Healey

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Charles Ricketts’ Stage Designs". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/3471 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)