Macbeth
- Synopsis
- Documentary. Ethan Hawke presents a documentary on Macbeth. Excerpts:
MACBETH (CBC, 1962) d. Paul Almond.
MACBETH (1971) d. Polanski.
MACBETH (2001) d. Doran.
MACBETH (2010) d. Goold.
There is also a scene from the Punchdrunk/Emursive
2011 staging of Sleep No More (Lady Macbeth washing the blood from Macbeth who sits naked in a bath) and rehearsals from a staging, made for the programme, of Macbeth at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre directed by Raz Shaw with John Light as Macbeth. Includes a scene of Orson Welles putting on make-up and speaking of matching his greatness against that of Shakespeare (presumed to be the footage included in THE STEVE ALLEN SHOW (1967). Richard Easton and Ethan Hawke work on Act II, sc i. "is this a dagger...".
Contributors: Justin Champion, Marjorie Garber, Stephen Greenblatt, Gail Kern Paster, Tanya Pollard, Antony Sher, Harriet Walter. - Series
- Shakespeare Uncovered
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 26 Jun 2012 at 21:00 (Channel: BBC4)
- Duration
- 60 mins
Credits
- Director
- Nicola Stockley
- Producer
- Nicola Stockley
- Contributor
- Antony Sher; Ethan Hawke; Gail Kern Paster; Harriet Walter; Justin Champion; Marjorie Garber; Richard Easton; Stephen Greenblatt; Tanya Pollard
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals
- Related items
- Prefaces to Shakespeare
Notes
- Notes
- The six episodes in this series are available as a 2-disc DVD from MovieMail and other retailers with the title PREFACES TO SHAKESPEARE. The DVD is catalogued separately on this database. The DVD is catalogued separately on this database. The series is also released on DVD (Region 1) by PBS and sold as a 2-DVD set with the MY SHAKESPEARE series under the general title of SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED.
Online Availability
- Online URL
- https://store.bbc.com/shakespeare-uncovered
- Online price
- £1.89
- Online format
- Download
Production Company
- Name
116 Films
- Name
Thirteen/WNET
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
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Distributor
- Name
BBC Store
- Web
- https://store.bbc.com/ External site opens in new window
- Notes
- NB. From May 2017 programmes are no longer available to buy on BBC Store. From November 1st 2017 the store will close completely and programmes bought from BBC Store will no longer be available to watch. Customers who have bought items from BBC Store will be contacted by email and refunded for their purchases either by full cash refund or Amazon video vouchers.
Online Retailer
- Name
PBS Shop
- Web
- http://www.shoppbs.org External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Macbeth". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av74178 (Accessed 26 Dec 2024)