SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Cinemagazine made for television. This edition visits a school in Britain where many nationalities are represented and encouraged to learn from each other. Shows how the movements of a troupe of skilled Ghanaian dancers, Wulomei, are integrated into a school play - The Tempest.

Series

London Line

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1976

Duration

c13

Credits

Contributor

Jumoke Debayo

Additional Details

Theatre company

Wulomel

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Tempest, The

Subjects

Dance; Education

Keywords

Ghana; schoolchildren; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Multiculturalism; School productions

Notes

Notes

Programme 509

General

London Line was a film series of magazine programmes made for television. It was initially produced in two versions, ‘Old Commonwealth’ for countries such as Canada and Australia and ‘New Commonwealth’ for countries in Africa and the Caribbean which had recently joined the Commonwealth. Both versions followed a similar presenter-led format mixing interviews and regular live music performances. The ‘New Commonwealth’ version featured ‘African Correspondents Reporting From London’ on a wide range of cultural, political and scientific issues as experienced by Africans living in Britain.

Production Company

Name

Central Office of Information

Sponsor

Name

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Distributor (Sale)

Name

COI Archive

Email

footage-films@bfi.org.uk

Web

http://www.bfi.cambridgeimaging.co.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0)20 7957 8932

Address

BFI Footage Sales
21 Stephen Street
London
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