Shakespeare Our Ally
- Synopsis
- Five-part series in which Michael Kustow explores Shakespeare’s status as the world’s most popular playwright. In episode two Kustow examines the political uses of Shakespeare, particularly under tyranny. With Dragan Klaic, theatre critic in exile from former Yugoslavia, Ion Caramitrou whose Hamlet helped defeat Caeucescu, and Janet Suzman who directed a white Desdemona with a black Othello during the apartheid regime in South Africa.
- Series
- Everybody’s Shakespeare
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 15 Nov 1994 at 21:20 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
- Duration
- 30 mins
Credits
- Contributor
- Dragan Klaic; Ion Caramitrou; Janet Suzman; Michael Kustow
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- apartheid; politics; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Archive
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Shakespeare Our Ally". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37981 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)