SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

In this special edition of the ‘Foyer’ theatre review series, presenter Theo Koll introduces recent important German-speaking theatre adaptations of Shakespeare, such as Luc Bondy’s King Lear and Stefan Pucher’ s The Merchant of Venice. The programme also includes a portrait of actor Ernst Stoetzner, who was awarded the Gudrun-Eysoldt-Ring for his Puck at the Deutsche Theater Berlin, as well as a documentary about a secondary school’s experience of staging Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ in co-operation with the Schauspielhaus Bochum.

Series

Foyer

Language

German (Standard)

Country

Germany

Medium

Television

Transmission details

15 Mar 2008 at 19:20 (Channel: 3Sat)

Duration

35 mins

Credits

Contributor

Theo Koll

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

festivals; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Stoetzner, Erich (1952-)

Notes

History

Broadcast as part of a 2-week celebration of Shakespeare ('Shakespeare- Liebe Macht Tod’/ Shakespeare - Love Power Death) on the German television station 3sat.

Reviews

Source: 3sat programme information

Production Company

Name

3sat

Email

Info@3sat.de

Web

http://www.3sat.de/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+49 (0)6131/70 1

Fax

+49 (0)6131/70 6806

Address

ZDF-Straße 1
Mainz
55100

Distributor

Name

ZDF - Programme Service

Email

programmservice@zdf.de

Web

http://www.theaterkanal.de/fernsehen/mitschnitt/ External site opens in new window

Phone

0049-(0)6131/70 9510

Fax

0049-(0)06131/70 9515

Address

HA ABD, Programmverwertung und -übernahme
ZDF-Straße 1
Mainz
55100
Germany