Macbeth on the Estate
- Synopsis
- A version of Macbeth set on the Ladywood council estate in Birmingham.
- Series
- Performance
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 5 Apr 1997 at 22:35 (Channel: BBC2)
- Duration
- 83 mins
Credits
- Director
- Penny Woolcock
- Producer
- Alison Gilby
- Screenplay
- Penny Woolcock
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Historical period
- 1990s
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Multicultural casting; Untrained actors
- Related items
- Shakespeare on the Estate
Notes
- General
- The play was the extension of Woolcock’s work with Michael Bogdanov on the Ladywood estate, filmed in SHAKESPEARE ON THE ESTATE (tx 27/10/1994).
- Figures
- Viewing audience of 605 000 (consolidated viewing)
4% share of the viewing audience of BBC2 for that day
(Figures provided by BARB, the Broadcasters Audience Research Board, 1997)
Online Availability
- Online URL
- https://store.bbc.com/performance
- Online price
- £3.99
- Online format
- Download
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
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- Name
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- Web
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- 020 7393 1514
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- For Learning on Screen Members only
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Distributor
- Name
BBC Store
- Web
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- Notes
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How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Macbeth on the Estate". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36533 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)