SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Television series on Scottish art. Focuses on TAG (Theatre in Glasgow) originally set up as the educational arm of the the Citizens’ Theatre. Follows a touring production of King Lear for schools as they visit a primary school in New Elgin. Performance workshops with the children are shown, followed by four actors performing the play in promenade style.

Series

Artworks Scotland

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

21 Nov 2004 at 22:01 (Channel: BBC2)

Duration

28 mins

Credits

Producer

Nicola White

Contributor

Alan Cumming; Alex Norton; Bill Paterson; Blythe Duff; Kevin McKidd; Robert Carlyle

Additional Details

Theatre company

TAG (Theatre in Glasgow)

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

King Lear

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

schoolchildren; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Workshops; Promenade performances; Touring productions

Production Company

Name

BBC Scotland

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
W1T 1LN

Name

Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service

Email

services@bufvc.ac.uk

Web

http://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/offair External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7393 1514

Fax

020 7393 1555

Address

For Learning on Screen Members only
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ