SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

A collection of films made by the University of Warwick in conjunction with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust about the life and times of William Shakespeare. In this film Mairi Macdonald, Former Head of Local Collections at The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, gives the University of Warwick’s Professor Carol Rutter access to the documents they hold relating to the life of William Shakespeare. They include the title deeds to his final house New Place, a letter written to the playwright and evidence of how he managed to acquire land and expand his fortune in Stratford upon Avon .

Series

Searching for Shakespeare

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia; Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

18 May 2010

Duration

18 mins

Credits

Contributor

Carol Rutter; Mairi Macdonald

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

biographies; history of the 16th century; Shakespeare, William; Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Notes

Notes

Available as a podcast http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/podcasts/media/more/sbtshakespearecollection (accessed 1/2011).

Production Company

Name

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Email

info@shakespeare.org.uk

Web

https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01789 204016

Address

The Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6QW

Name

University of Warwick

Email

lawcc@warwick.ac.uk

Web

http://ltc.law.warwick.ac.uk/lcchome.html External site opens in new window

Phone

024 7652 4616

Fax

024 7652 4105

Address

Law Courseware Consortium
Coventry
CV4 7AL

Distributor

Name

University of Warwick Podcasts

Web

http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/podcasts/media/ External site opens in new window