SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

BBC news item. The full company of the Stratford Memorial Theatre as they fly to Moscow to perform plays from the year’s repertory - Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet and Twelfth Night. Michael Redgrave is interviewed briefly before leaving; Dorothy Tutin poses on steps of the ‘plane.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Transmission details

8 Dec 1958 (Channel: BBC)

Duration

1 mins

Credits

Contributor

Dorothy Tutin; Michael Redgrave

Additional Details

Theatre company

Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Hamlet; Romeo and Juliet; Twelfth Night

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Shakespeare Memorial Theatre

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

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