SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

A comic account, part documentary, part staged performance, of some of the bowlderisations of Shakespeare’s plays in the history of the theatre. Presenter Patrick Barlow talks of a 1681 production of King Lear in which the Fool is removed and Cordelia is married off to Edgar, and a production of Romeo and Juliet in which the lovers live happily ever after, a version which played on alternate nights with the original tragedy.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

28 Nov 2005 at 22:00 (Channel: BBC4)

Duration

60 mins

Credits

Director

Stephen Leslie

Producer

Ben Evans

Writer

Patrick Barlow

Cast

Henry Goodman	James Burbage
Henry Goodman	David Garrick
Henry Goodman	Nathun Tate
Kevin Eldon	William Shakespeare
Patrick Barlow	Prof. Simon Starkman

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); theatre history

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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

Name

Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service

Email

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
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London
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