Night of Comic Relief 2, A

Synopsis
Television charity variety revue. An evening of comedy acts, classic comedy shows and reports on the charities benefiting from the programme in Great Britain and Africa. Includes Jonathan Pryce and comedian Harry Enfield in his ‘Stavros’ guise, in a four-minute item entitled ‘Hamlet by the Stavros Shakespeare Players’ based on Act I iv & v where Hamlet meets his father’s ghost.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
10 Mar 1989 (Channel: BBC2)
Duration
377 mins

Credits

Cast
Lenny HenryRomeo
Frank BrunoJuliet
Harry EnfieldHamlet’s dead dad (Ghost)

Additional Details

Production type
Sitcoms/Variety
Plays
Hamlet; Romeo and Juliet
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General
The programme also includes a brief excerpt from a celebrated version of the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet with comedian Lenny Henry as Romeo and boxer Frank Bruno as Juliet, from the original Comic Relief stage show (tx 24 April 1986) and not in the BFI National Archive.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web
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Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7436 0165
Address
21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Night of Comic Relief 2, A". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36863 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)