Old Vic

Synopsis
Television programme going behind the scenes at the Old Vic theatre. The Old Vic was in its third year of a five-year project to stage all Shakespeare’s plays working from the First Folio. There are shots of dress rehearsals, scenery and lighting for a production of Julius Caesar. Huw Wheldon talks to the Company Director, Michael Benthall about the production. The programme then moves to Lime Grove studios where the actors enact scenes from the same production for television which is broadcast immediately afterwards.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Television
Transmission details
5 Sep 1955 at 21:30 (Channel: BBC)
Duration
15 mins
Availability
No archive copy found.

Credits

Contributor
Huw Wheldon; Michael Benthall

Additional Details

Theatre
Old Vic Theatre
Theatre company
Old Vic Theatre Company
Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
Julius Caesar
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Old Vic". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37426 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)