Open-Air Theatre
- Alternative title
- Cornwall’s Minack Open-Air Theatre
- Synopsis
- British Pathe newsfilm item. Preparations for, and scenes from, a production of Macbeth at the Minack Cliff Theatre, an open-air theatre in Porthcurno, Cornwall which opened in 1932. Includes shots of the actor playing Duncan applying make-up in a mirror held for him by a woman. Another actor (Macbeth?) applies fake blood to a stage knife. Another actor has a fake nose applied. The narrator recounts the history of the theatre as the actors begin their show. Close-up of two spectators. Gwladys (sic) Main sits on a bench sewing a costume- she sews bottle tops to fabric to make a suit of ‘armour’. Shot of the actors performing a scene then playwright-producer Nora Ratcliffe watching the rehearsal and making notes. Frequent and arresting shots of the setting and ocean.
- Series
- Colour Pictorial
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1965
- Transmission details
- 15 Aug 1955
- Duration
- 3 mins
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Minack Theatre
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Open-air theatre
Notes
- Notes
- Issue number 033; the first of three items. The newsfilm may be viewed online from the ITN Source website.
Production Company
- Name
Pathé
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
ITN Source
- uksales@itnsource.com
- Web
- http://www.itnsource.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 207 430 4480
- Address
- 200 Grays Inn Road
London WC1X 8XZ
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Open-Air Theatre". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av69132 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)