Henry IV. Part 1
- Synopsis
- A modern interpretation by the English Shakespeare Company, recorded at the Grand Theatre, Swansea before a live audience. The seven plays in the ‘Wars of the Roses’ cycle were performed over seven nights, with 28 actors playing nearly 500 roles.
- Series
- Wars of the Roses, The
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1991
- Duration
- 180 mins
- Availability
- Out of UK Distribution (2005)
Credits
- Director
- Michael Bogdanov
- Producer
- Jean-Paul Chapple
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Grand Theatre, Swansea
- Theatre company
- English Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- 1980s
- Plays
- Henry IV Part 1
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Article in The Guardian 4 May 89 about the filming of the plays. Reviewed by RenÈ Pigeon in Shakespeare Bulletin, Vol 12 No 4 (1994), pp37-40. Reviewed by Brian Morton in Times Educational Supplement (29 Mar 1991), p. 27.
Bulletin, Vol 12 No 4 (1994), pp. 37-40. Article in the TES 29 March, 1991.
Bogdanov, Michael & Michael Pennington, The English Shakespeare Company: The Making of ‘The Wars of the Roses’ (London: Nick Hern Books, 1990).
The plays are sold as a series by Films for the Humanities & Sciences within the US and Canada only.
Production Company
- Name
Portman Classics
Archive
- Name
Shakespeare Institute Library
- silib@bham.ac.uk
- Web
- http://www.is.bham.ac.uk/shakespeare External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01789 293384
- Fax
- 01879 292021
- Address
- Church Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6HP
Distributor
- Name
Vision Replays
- Phone
- 020 7434 3452
- Fax
- 020 7434 3518
- Address
- 29 D’Arblay Street
London
W1V 3FH - Notes
- rec’d 12/99
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Films for the Humanities & Sciences
- custserv.@films.com
- Web
- http://ffh.films.com/ External site opens in new window
- Fax
- +1 609 671 0266
- Address
- 132 West 31st Street, 17th Floor
New York
NY 10001
USA - Notes
- Films for the Humanities & Sciences is part of the US-based Films Media Group and specialises in selling programmes aimed at the HE and FE education and training market. The collection has thousands of titles and a range of separate subject catalogues is available in pdf format at http://ffh.films.com/landing.aspx?show=Catalogs/catalog_FFH.htm. Sale on video/DVD or online viewing via the Films on Demand service.
- Name
Retail outlets
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Henry IV. Part 1". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/9497 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)