Poet, President and the Travelling Players, The
- Synopsis
- Television documentary. A record of the English Shakespeare Company’s touring Macbeth production in Malawi under Hasting Banda’s dictatorship. The production was directed by Michael Bogdanov and played largely in open-air spaces to a non-English speaking audience. The programme is interwoven with a portrait of Malawian poet, Jack Mapanje in exile in New York.
- Series
- Bookmark
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 26 Jan 1995 at 19:30 (Channel: BBC2)
- Duration
- 50 mins
Credits
- Director
- John Purdie
- Contributor
- Michael Bogdanov
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- English Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Africa; Malawi; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Open-air theatre; Touring productions
Notes
- History
- Shown in the African Summer season. The transmission was postponed from 1992 for political reasons.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Poet, President and the Travelling Players, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36620 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)