To Be or Not to Be ... In Shakespeare
- Synopsis
- Television documentary. Actors speak about about the challenge of performing Shakespeare. Their comments are illuminating - Ian McKellen believes his first thirty years of Shakespearean acting to have been ‘rubbish’. Extracts from YouTube videos of people reciting from Hamlet are interspersed throughout the programme. Narrated by Julian Rhind-Tutt.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 25 Dec 2008 at 19:55 (Channel: More4)
- Duration
- 65 mins
Credits
- Director
- Neil Crombie
- Producer
- Emma Cahusac
- Contributor
- Adrian Lester; Antony Sher; Chuk Iwuji; Douglas Hodge; Fiona Shaw; Frances Barber; Geoffrey Streatfeild; Gregory Doran; Ian McKellen; Imogen Stubbs; Julian Rhind-Tutt; Juliet Stevenson; Michael Boyd; Michelle Gomez; Nicholas Shaw; Patrick Stewart; Peter Hall; Riann Steele; Simon Callow; Stephen Mangan; Tamsin Greig; Tim McInnerny
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- acting; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Broadcast on More4 on 25/12/2008
Online Availability
- Online URL
- http://www.channel4.com/programmes/to-be-or-not-to-be-in-shakespeare/episode-guide/series-1/episode-1
- Online price
- free
- Online format
- Streamed
Production Company
Sponsor
- Name
Channel 4
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
Distributor
- Name
4OD
- Web
- http://www.channel4.com/programmes/4od External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "To Be or Not to Be ... In Shakespeare". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71698 (Accessed 26 Dec 2024)