Shakespeare in Prison
- Synopsis
- Radio programme reporting on prisoners at Queensland’s Borallon Correctional Centre, due to be closed, who are taking part in the Shakespeare prison project. Reporter Cathy Van Extel interviews participating inmates and talks to Rob Pensalfini, artistic director of the Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble.
- Language
- English (Australia)
- Country
- Australia; Great Britain
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 16 Dec 2011 at 07:44 (Channel: ABC Radio National)
- Duration
- 13 mins
Credits
- Contributor
- Cathy Van Extel; Rob Pensalfini
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- Queensland Shakespeare Ensemble
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- prisoners; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Shakespeare in Prison
Notes
- Notes
- Available for download http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/2011-12-16/3734476 (accessed 3/2012).
- General
- The Prison Project, started in 2006 under the name Arts in Community Enhancement is Australia’s first and only Prison Shakespeare project, and Australia’s only ongoing prison theatre program. It ran in Borallon Correctional Centre in 2006, 2009, 2010, and 2011. Borallon Correctional Centre is now closed, and the program is expected to move to the South-East Queensland Correctional Complex in 2012 or 2013. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensland_Shakespeare_Ensemble)
- Reviews
- Source: ABC Radio National programme information(accessed 2/2012).
Online Availability
Production Company
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Shakespeare in Prison". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av73916 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)