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55 results found for '"Laurence Olivier"' in Person.
2016 the Year of Lear (2016 Television)
- Series
- Artsnight
- Director
- Charlie Sever
- Producer
- Charlie Sever; Hannah Robson
Arts documentary. With five major productions taking place in 2016, the film looks at why King Lear resonates so deeply with contemporary audiences. Don Warrington, Antony Sher, Timothy West, Michael...
Hamlet (2007 Multimedia)
- Series
- Sourcebooks Shakespeare Series, The
Combined book and audio CD. The CD includes Laurence Olivier in HAMLET (1948), and Simon Russell Beale as Hamlet in John Caird’s 2000 production for the National Theatre. There are recordings from Ellen...
Richard III (2007 Multimedia)
- Series
- Sourcebooks Shakespeare Series, The
Combined book and audio CD. Includes audio performances of Henry Irving, Kenneth Branagh, Simon Russell Beale and Laurence Olivier as King Richard. In addition to the playtext there are articles covering a...
Laurence Olivier Shakespeare Collection (2007 Video)
7-disc set containing KING LEAR (tx 3/4/1983), THE MERCHANT OF VENICE (tx 10/02/1974) AS YOU LIKE IT (1936), HENRY V (1944), HAMLET (1948) and RICHARD III (1955). Also includes a Michael Parkinson interview...
Essential Shakespeare Live, The (2005 Audio)
A compilation of 20 extracts from live recordings made by the British Library Sound Archive of Royal Shakespeare Company productions over four decades. The set offers scenes and speeches from some of the...
Laurence Olivier Presents King Lear (2002 Television)
- Director
- Michael Elliott
- Producer
- David Plowright
Television production of the play, set in the year 800 and staged entirely in Granada’s Manchester studio, and one of the few not based on a prior stage production. With music specially composed by Gordon...
Great Historical Shakespeare Recordings (2000 Audio)
A 2-CD collection, compiled by David Timson and Nicholas Soames, of early sound recordings of Shakespearean actors: Herbert Beerbohn Tree as Mark Antony in Julius Caesar (III i) and Falstaff in Henry IV....
Laurence Olivier’s 80th Birthday Celebrations: What Will Survive of Us is Love (1987 Television)
aka: What Will Survive of Us is Love
- Director
- Patrick Garland
- Producer
- Patrick Garland
Laurence Olivier talks to Patrick Garland from his home in Sussex, and reads his own choice of poetry and prose from William Shakespeare and other writers.
Great Hamlets, The (1985 Video)
aka: To Be Hamlet
- Director
- Derek Bailey
- Producer
- Joseph Wisby
Trevor Nunn, Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, interviews actors about their interpretations of Hamlet. Program 1 (55 mins) investigates major scenes through actor commentary and production...
Richard III (1985 Radio)
Radio programme commemorating the quincentenary of the death of Richard III at Bosworth. Laurence Olivier’s recital of the opening monologue of Shakespeare’s play is followed by William Walton’s score...