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10 results found for '"alternative endings"' in Keywords.
William (2012 Film)
- Director
- Sam Lara
- Producer
- Sam Lara
Independent short. "When William Shakespeare’s mother tells him to change the ending of Romeo and Juliet because it’s ‘too sad’, he begins the process of finding a new conclusion, with each new...
King Lear (2008 Multimedia, Radio)
aka: Lear
- Series
- In Our Time
- Producer
- James Cook
Radio broadcast. In this episode of the programme on the history of ideas, host Melvyn Bragg discusses Shakespeare’s King Lear with guests Jonathan Bate, Catherine Belsey and Katherine Duncan-Jones. Issues...
Horatio’s Hamlet (2007 Film)
- Director
- Jay Woelfel; Baldasare. Nick
- Producer
- Jay Woelfel
Independent short. What happened to Horatio after Hamlet died. "HORATIO’S HAMLETdraws on Shakespeare’s text to create a unique tale of Horatio honoring the last request of his beloved Prince and...
In a Questionable Shape (2006 Radio)
aka: Daunt and Dervish
- Series
- Afternoon Play
- Director
- Colin Guthrie
- Producer
- Colin Guthrie
Radio detective series. In this episode, the Daunt and Dervish Detective Agency is involved in a case of blackmail that takes Josephine and Susan back to the Old Vic Theatre and its current production of...
Romeo + Juliet: A Monkey’s Tale (2006 Television)
aka: Romeo and Juliet: A Monkey’s Tale
- Director
- Karina Holden
A greatly simplified re-telling of the Romeo and Juliet story with a happy ending. In the mountains of Thailand, two young monkeys from rival factions fall in love. The film narrates (Tim Hopper), through...
Melissa Arctic (2004 Video)
- Director
- Aaron Posner
Video recording of the world premiere of Craig Wright’s play reworking The Winter’s Tale. The play is set in the fictitious small town of Pine City, Minnestota in 1970. Wright retains Shakespeare’s...
Fatal Loins: Romeo and Juliet Reconsidered (2001 Radio)
- Series
- Afternoon Play
- Director
- David Hunter
Radio play by Perry Pontac written in blank verse. Pontac’s comedy considers what would have happened if Romeo had learnt from Friar Laurence that Juliet wasn’t dead and there was therefore no reason for...
Hands off the Classics (1978 Television)
- Series
- Lively Arts, The
- Producer
- Dennis Marks; Alan Yentob
Anthology arts series. In the 17th century Troilus and Cressida was censored and in the 18th century Tate gave King Lear a happy ending. The programme debates the line between interpretation and vandalism.
Shylock’s End (1970 Radio)
- Series
- Fact and Fancy
- Producer
- Charles Lefeaux
Radio broadcast. A series of four inventions by H.F. Rubinstein based on well-known themes of literature or history. In this episode the author speculates on the life of Shakespeare’s characters some time...
Lady of Belmont, The (1933 Radio)
- Series
- Sequels
- Producer
- Cyril Wood
Radio play written by St. John G. Ervine and adapted for broadcasting by Cyril Wood. Devised as a sequel to Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, it takes place 10 years after the date of Antonio’s trial...