SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

US sitcom centred on four mature single women living together in Miami, Florida. In this episode Blanche and Rose audition for an amateur production of Macbeth, and Blanche is humiliated by being offered the part of ‘witch number three’.

Series

Golden Girls, The

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

7 Dec 1985 (Channel: NBC)

Duration

30 mins

Credits

Director

Terry Hughes

Writer

Winifred Hervey

Cast

Bea Arthur	Dorothy Zbornak
Betty White	Rose Nylund
Doris Belack	Gloria
Estelle Getty	Sophia Petrillo
Rue McClanahan	Blanche Devereaux

Additional Details

Production type

Sitcoms/Variety

Plays

Macbeth

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Amateur theatre; Auditions

Notes

Notes

Available on DVD (region 1) as THE GOLDEN GIRLS: COMPLETE FIRST SEASON.

History

Episode 12 in season 1.

Production Company

Name

Touchstone Television

Address

500 S. Buena Vista
Burbank
CA 91521
USA

Archive

Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division

Web

http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window

Phone

(20) 707-8572

Fax

(20) 707-237’1

Address

Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.co.uk

Web

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