Girls Who Are Boys

Synopsis
Cross-dressing and ambiguous sexuality in Shakespeare’s plays is discussed by actresses Fiona Shaw and Juliet Stevenson and director Deborah Warner. Follows the progress of a theatre workshop on the subject and an experimental all-male theatre (Cheek by Jowl) production of As You Like It.
Series
Conjuring Shakespeare
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
24 Sep 1997 at 19:30 (Channel: BBC2)
Duration
25 mins

Credits

Producer
Tony Coe
Contributor
Deborah Warner
Cast
Fiona Shaw 
Juliet Stevenson 

Additional Details

Theatre company
Cheek by Jowl
Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
As You Like It
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
gender representation; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); All-male casts; Cross-dressing; Workshops

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Name

Open University

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web
http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7436 0165
Address
21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Girls Who Are Boys". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36408 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)