Omnibus[03/03/1957]
- Alternative title
- Theatre Breaks Loose
- Synopsis
- US arts series introduced by Alistair Cooke. In a 45 min item entitled ‘The Theatre Breaks Loose’ directed by David Greene, critic Walter Kerr chronicles the history of theatre from the Greeks to the present. Includes excerpts from Oedipus Rex and Othello and Hamlet performed as Shakespeare’s plays might have been performed on the Elizabethan stage. The balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet is performed in Elizabeth style and as it would be staged today. There is also a performance of the scene as rewritten in the style of a contemporary playwright.
- Series
- Omnibus (Us Series)
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Television
- Transmission details
- 3 Mar 1957 (Channel: ABC)
- Duration
- 90 mins; c2000 feet
Credits
- Director
- David Greene
- Producer
- Robert Saudek
- Writer
- Walter Kerr
- Contributor
- Alistair Cooke
- Cast
Jonathan Harris Lloyd Bochner Robinson Stone William Marshall
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Historical period
- Elizabethan
- Plays
- Hamlet; Othello; Pericles, Prince of Tyre; Romeo and Juliet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); theatre history; Elizabethan stage
Production Company
- Name
ABC
Archive
- Name
UCLA Film & Television Archive
- arsc@ucla.edu
- Web
- http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/access/databases.html External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (310) 206 5388
- Fax
- (310) 206 5392
- Address
- Individual Access
Archive Study and Research Center
46 Powell Library
302 East Melnitz
Los Angeles
CA90095-1323
USA
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Omnibus[03/03/1957]". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37719 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)