Macbeth, The Movie Star...and Me
- Synopsis
- Documentary. Actor David Harewood has five days to turn a group of teenagers from his old school, Washwood Heath Technology College, Birmingham into Shakespearean performers capable of appearing on the stage at the Swan Theatre, Stratford upon Avon. Act II, sc ii from Macbeth is chosen. The five days include casting, rehearsals, and a day in London where they attend an acting workshop at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, a session with voice coach Patsy Rodenburg and meet Lenny Henry at the National Theatre on the set of The Comedy of Errors. The programme includes very few few scenes of the children speaking and acting Shakespeare, is formulaic in structure, and tells the audience more about David Harewood than about performing and speaking Shakespeare.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 22 Jun 2012 at 23:50 (Channel: BBC2)
- Duration
- 45 mins
Credits
- Director
- Neil Leighton
- Producer
- Neil Leighton
- Contributor
- David Harewood; Lenny Henry; Patsy Rodenburg
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- children; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Untrained actors; School productions
Notes
- History
- The programme was first transmitted on BBC West Midlands 22 April 2012 at 22.25.
Production Company
- Name
BBC Productions
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
- Name
Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/offair External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1514
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- For Learning on Screen Members only
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Macbeth, The Movie Star...and Me". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av74155 (Accessed 05 Dec 2024)