SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Current affairs and news series. Includes an item (c 8min) on the Royal Shakespeare Company presented by Joan Bakewell. Trevor Nunn, Director of the RSC, makes a plea for increased funding and states that Stratford should remain the Company’s main home. Sir Kenneth Cork, chairman of the RSC, says that the Barbican Theatre in London was built especially for the RSC and states that the RSC should received the same funding as the National Theatre. Tony Field, Finance Officer of the Arts Council. says that the RSC should examine its structure and then work out how it can continue in the light of funds available. Muriel Pogmore, Stratford District Council, thinks that Stratford has been used as an experimental theatre and believes audiences want more traditional plays.

Series

Newsnight

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

6 Jul 1982 (Channel: BBC2)

Duration

50 mins

Credits

Contributor

Joan Bakewell; Trevor Nunn

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Royal Shakespeare Company; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Funding

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

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

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