Producing Macbeth. Episode 4: Night’s Black Agents
- Alternative title
- Night’s Black Agents
- Synopsis
- Schools television series in nine-parts on Macbeth presented by John Lord. The series examines the murder of Duncan. Various aspects of the structure and characters of the play are discussed with some scenes performed. Episode 4 considers the nature of evil embodied by the witches and how witchcraft affected the lives of Shakespeare’s contemporaries.
- Series
- For Schools
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Transmission details
- 12 Feb 1958 at 14:43 (Channel: ITV)
- Duration
- 28 mins
- Availability
- No archive copy found (2006)
Credits
- Director
- Roger Jenkins
- Writer
- Martin Worth
- Production Design
- George Haslam
- Contributor
- John Lord
- Cast
William Devlin Macbeth Michael Bryant Ross Nigel Bellairs Witch (2nd) Pat Sandys Witch (2nd)
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- schools; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); witchcraft
Production Company
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Producing Macbeth. Episode 4: Night’s Black Agents". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37159 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)