Actor’s Changing Face: Acting Styles in the 20th Century, The
- Synopsis
- Television arts series introduced by Sheridan Morley. John Gielgud, Dame Edith Evans, Vanessa Redgrave and Donald Sinden discuss the ways in which acting has changed in the last hundred years. There is an extract from Forbes-Robertson’s HAMLET (1913) - Gielgud believes that this is an an academic exercise and Forbes-Robertson learns from Henry Irving and Ellen Terry, Sinden thinks it is a classical performance and Dame Edith feels it is studied and ‘rather foolish’. An extract from Olivier’s OTHELLO (1965) - Gielgud believes it to be a superb interpretation where Olivier never lost sight of the character; Vanessa Redgrave does not like the interpretation and Dame Edith is impressed, but not moved, by the performance.
- Series
- Omnibus
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 25 May 1969 (Channel: BBC1)
- Duration
- 58 mins
Credits
- Producer
- Hal Burton
- Contributor
- Donald Sinden; Edith Evans; John Gielgud; Sheridan Morley; Vanessa Redgrave
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Hamlet; Othello
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- acting; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Olivier, Laurence (1907-1989); Forbes-Robertson, Johnston; performance 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
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How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Actor’s Changing Face: Acting Styles in the 20th Century, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37342 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)