Much Ado About Something
- Synopsis
- Director and writer Michael Rubbo argues that Shakespeare’s plays were written by Christopher Marlowe. British academics and Shakespeare scholars, including Stanley Wells and Jonathan Bate, put an opposing view.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Australia
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2001
- Duration
- 90 mins
Credits
- Director
- Michael Rubbo
- Producer
- Michael Rubbo
- Writer
- Michael Rubbo
- Contributor
- Andrew Gurr; Dolly Walker-Wraight; Jonathan Bate; Mark Rylance; Stanley Wells
- Cast
Dean Atkinson Hamlet Nicholas Cassim Horatio Scott Ainslie William Shakespeare Tony Barry Gravedigger
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Marlowe, Christopher; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Authorship
Notes
- General
- Based on the book The Man Who Was Shakespeare by Calvin Hoffmann.
- History
- First shown in the US on PBS Frontline series 2 January 2003. First shown on British television on BBC4 23 April 2002 in the Storyville slot.
- Awards
- Best Documentary - Film Critics Circle of Australia
Online Availability
- Online URL
- http://www.muchadoabout something.com/
Production Company
- Name
Helpful Eye
Archive
- Name
Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/offair External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1514
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- For Learning on Screen Members only
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ
Online Retailer
- Name
shoppbs.org
- Web
- http://www.shoppbs.org External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Much Ado About Something". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36354 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)