Wie Es Euch Gefällt (1994 Television)

aka: Wie Es Euch Gefaellt As You Like It

Director

Pit Holzwarth; Klaus Bertram

A production, for German television, of the 1993 production of As You Like It staged by the Bremer Shakespeare Company. Directed for stage by Pit Holzwarth and by Klaus Bertram for television it features...

Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show, The (1994 Radio)

Commissioned by the BBC World Service, the American comedy trio Reduced Shakespeare Company condenses Shakespeare’s canon into six 30-minute episodes.

Castle of Holstebro, The (1994 Video)

Director

Julia Varley

Experimental solo piece inspired by Hamlet. ‘The sequence in HAMLET which begins with the dialogue of the gravediggers and concludes with the outburst of the Prince against Laertes has two more...

Shakespeare Pub (1994 Television)

Series

Meridian News

News item from Meridian news presented by Sarah Shepheard. A pub in Swanmore, Hampshire, is hosting a Shakespeare night on the karaoke. The two-minute item includes shots of a woman reading on the karaoke,...

Othello (1994 Video)

Director

Allan Zipson; Theo Fransz

Video recording, using two cameras, of MUZtheater’s 1994 production of Othello with Theo Fransz as Othello and Herman Bolten as Iago.

William Shakespeare - Sonety (1994 Film)

aka: William Shakespeare - Sonnets Sonety

Director

Zbigniew Dziegel

Polish documentary film discussing Shakespeare’s sonnets. No further information known (12/2007).

Shakespeare’s Globe (1994 Radio)

Series

Ideas

Radio programme about the construction of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. In interviews with Sam Wanamaker, actors, historians and architects broadcaster Peter Haworth explores the impact of the Globe on...

Othello (1994 Video)

Director

Brian Bedford

Video recording of Brian Bedford’s 1994 production of Othello for the Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival. Ron O’Neal is Othello and Scott Wentworth, Iago.

Comedy of Errors, The (1994 Video)

Director

Richard Rose

Video recording of Richard Rose’s 1994 production of The Comedy of Errors for the Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival.

Som Ni Vill Ha Det (1994 Video)

aka: As You Like It

Director

Torbjorn Astner

Video recording of Torbjorn Astner’s 1993 production of As You Like It for Unga Riksteatern. Lisa Hugoson is Rosalind.

Twelfth Night (1994 Video)

Director

Richard Monette

Video recording of Richard Monette’s 1994 production of Twelfth Night for the Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival. Lucy Peacock is Viola.

Critical Mess (1994 Television)

Series

Sweet Valley High

Director

F. Harvey Frost

An American syndicated television series based on Francine Pascal’s book series of the same name revolving around the lives of Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield , beautiful blonde twins (played by real-life...

King Lear Kept Bees (1994 Video)

A video recording of Catherine Seymour’s contemporary dance first performed in 1993. The connection to Shakespeare’s play beyond the title is unknown (5/2008).

Falstaff (1994 Television)

Series

Opera Matinee

Director

Jan de Roode

Producer

George van Breeman

Television broadcast of Verdi’s opera staged by Lluis Pasqual and directed for television by Jan de Roode. The Netherlands Opera and the Royal Concertgebouw are conducted by Riccardo Chailly. Bruno Pratico...

Hamlet (1994 Video)

Director

István Somogy

Video recording of the 1994 stage production of Hamlet directed by István Somogyi with Sándor Terhes in the title role.

William Shakespeare: The Swan of Ogwen (1994 Television)

Producer

William Aaron; David Parry-Jones

Was William Shakespeare a fraud and was the real ‘bard’ a Welshman from Conway - John Williams, Bishop of Lincoln.

Kiss Me, Kate (1994 Video)

Director

Theodore Pappas

Video recording of the 1994 production of Kiss Me, Kate at the Goodspeed Opera House directed by Theodore Pappas. Musical direction by Michael O’Flaherty.

Infinite Variety: Women in Shakespeare (1994 Video)

Director

Ken Forrest

Producer

Bruce Woolley

Pat Quigley, education liaison of the Stratford Festival in Stratford, Ontario, interviews five actresses about their experiences playing women in Shakespeare’s plays. Includes black and white footage of...

Szentivánéji álom (1994 Video)

aka: Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Director

János Csányi

Stage recording of János Csányi’s 1994 production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with János Kulka as Oberon/Theseus and Dorottya Udvaros as Hippolyta/Titania.

Szentivánéji álom (1994 Video)

aka: Midsummer Night’s Dream, A

Director

Péter Gothár

Stage recording of Péter Gothár’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the Katona József Színhaz, Budapest.

King Lear (1994 Video)

Video recording, using three cameras, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1993 production of King Lear. Directed by Adrian Noble with Robert Stephens as Lear.

Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (1994 Video)

Video recording by the Royal Shakespeare Company using a single, fixed camera, of Adrian Noble’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Alex Jennings as Oberon and Stella Gonet as Titania.

Revenge of the Prince (1994 Multimedia, Video)

Director

Leci Su

Chinese opera version of Hamlet staged by Leci Su. No further details known (8/2010).

Star is Unborn, The (1994 Television)

Series

Nanny, The

Director

Gail Mancuso

US sitcom concerning a young Jewish woman, Fran Fines (Drescher), who is employed as a nanny by a rich divorced husband with three children. In this episode Fran is recruited to play Juliet, unaware that the...

Time and Nature (1994 Radio)

Series

All the Music’s a Stage

Producer

Philip Tagney

Radio. A six-part series in which Graham Fawcett looks at aspects of Shakespeare through musical settings. Episode 5 includes music by Morley, Berlioz and Rautavaara.

Love and Separation (1994 Radio)

Series

All the Music’s a Stage

Producer

Philip Tagney

Radio. A six-part series in which Graham Fawcett looks at aspects of Shakespeare through musical settings. Episode 1 includes excerpts from A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Otello.

Telling Your Love (1994 Radio)

Series

All the Music’s a Stage

Producer

Philip Tagney

Radio. A six-part series in which Graham Fawcett looks at aspects of Shakespeare through musical settings. Episode 2 includes songs by Haydn, Schubert and Morley.

Foreboding (1994 Radio)

Series

All the Music’s a Stage

Producer

Philip Tagney

Radio. A six-part series in which Graham Fawcett looks at aspects of Shakespeare through musical settings. Episode 3 includes excerpts from Jacques Ibert’s Macbeth suite and Ambroise Thomas’ opera Hamlet.

Time Will Have Its Way (1994 Radio)

Series

All the Music’s a Stage

Producer

Philip Tagney

Radio. A six-part series in which Graham Fawcett looks at aspects of Shakespeare through musical settings. Episode 4 includes excerpts from Tchaikovsky, Purcell and Verdi.

Come, Listen, Give (Invocation and Invitation) (1994 Radio)

Series

All the Music’s a Stage

Producer

Philip Tagney

Radio. A six-part series in which Graham Fawcett looks at aspects of Shakespeare through musical settings. The final episode includes excerpts from Arne, Tippett, Chilcott and Mendelssohn.

Introducing Mr Shakespeare (1994 Radio)

Series

Treasure Islands

Producer

Jill Burridge

Radio broadcast. Author Leon Garfield, Wendy Greenhill, head of education at the Royal Shakespeare Company, and drama teacher Tracy Irish discuss ways of introducing children to Shakespeare. Presented by...

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk, The (1994)

aka: Sunday Play: The Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

Series

Operama

Director

Hamish Wilson

Radio broadcast. The play dramatised by Stephen Mulrine from Nikolai Leskov’s novel. With Blythe Duff as Katerina and James MacPherson as Sergei.

Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk (1994 Radio)

Series

Live from the Met

Director

Graham Vick

Shostakovich’s opera broadcast live from the New York Metropolitan Opera and directed by Graham Vick. Maria Ewing is Katerina and Vladimir Galusin is Sergei, The Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra are...

Hamlet (1994 Radio)

Series

Opera Matinee

Radio broadcast. Ambroise Thomas’ opera in a text by Michel Carré and Jules Barbier. Thomas Hampson is Hamlet. The Ambrosian Opera Chorus and the London Philharmonic are conducted by Antonio de Almeida.

Midsummer Night’s Dream, A (1994 Radio)

Series

Musical Tales

Producer

Claire Collingridge

Radio broadcast. Tony Robinson tells a contemporary version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The story is set to music by Mendelssohn.

Beatrice and Benedict (1994 Radio)

Director

Elijah Moshinsky

Radio broadcast of Berlioz’s opera live from Covent Garden with Sara Fulgoni and Donald Kaasch singing the title roles. The Chorus and Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera are conducted by John Nelson....

The Place of Shakespeare in a Multi-Cultural Society (1994 Audio)

Lecture by Michael Bogdanov, Artistic Director of the English Shakespeare Company. The session is chaired by P.D. James, Baroness James of Holland Park.

Romeo et Juliette (1993 Radio)

A BBC Radio 3 Proms concert live from the Royal Albert Hall, London. A performance of Berlioz’s Roméo et Juliette with Marie-Ange Todorovich and Anthony Rolfe Johnson in the title roles. With the BBC...

Kaleidoscope [20/11/1993] (1993 Radio)

Series

Kaleidoscope

Producer

Nicki Paxman

Radio arts series. Paul Allen talks to Adrian Noble, Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Macbeth (1993 Radio)

Radio broadcast. Verdi’s opera broadcast live from the Colieseum and presented by Andrew Lyle. Malcolm Donnelly sings the title role. The English National Opera Chorus and Orchestra are conducted by Mark...

Falstaff (1993 Radio)

Radio broadcast. Verdi’s opera with José Van Dam in the title role. The Vienna Philharmonic is conducted by Georg Solti.

New Approaches: Romeo and Juliet (1993 Television)

Series

English File

Schools programme. The story of star-crossed lovers is explored by linking Heer & Ranjha, an ancient tale from the Punjab, with Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Tara Arts perform extracts of their new stage...

Kaleidoscope [13/05/1993] (1993 Radio)

Series

Kaleidoscope

Producer

Robyn Read

Radio arts review series. Director Adrian Noble and actor Robert Stephens talk to Paul Allen about their interpretation of King Lear at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Also comment on the Footsbarn Theatre...

Beatrice et Benedict (1993 Radio)

aka: Beatrice and Benedict

Radio broadcast. Berlioz’s five-act opera. Anne Sofie Von Otter is Beatrice an Jerry Hadley is Benedict. The Glyndebourne Chorus and the London Philharmonic Orchestra are conducted by Andrew Davis.

King Lear (1993 Audio)

Director

Max Stafford-Clark

Live sound recording of King Lear by the English Stage Company directed by Max Stafford-Clark. Tom Wilkinson is Lear.

Hamlet (1993 Video)

Director

Raymond Ingram

Television version of a thrust stage production, using an undergraduate company of fourteen and shot in the 14th-century cellars of Mottisfont Abbey, Romsey. The production emphasises the centrality to...

Hamlet (1993 Video)

Director

Adrian Noble

Video recording using three cameras of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1993 production of Hamlet directed by Adrian Noble with Kenneth Branagh in the title role.

King Lear (1993 Video)

Director

Adrian Noble

Video recording, using three cameras,of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1993 production of King Lear. Directed by Adrian Noble with Robert Stephens as Lear.

Prince of Jutland (1993 Film, Video)

aka: Royal Deceit

Director

Gabriel Axel

Producer

Kees Kasander

An interpretation of the Hamlet story, based on the 6th-century Danish source Chronicle of Saxo Grammaticus, a possible source for Shakespeare’s play. Prince Amled (Bale) witnesses his father’s murder...

Punk and the Princess, The (1993 Film, Video)

aka: Punk, The

Director

Mike Sarne

Producer

Robin Mahoney; Mike Sarne

The story of Romeo and Juliet retold in Notting Hill Gate, London, against a backdrop of murder, drugs, sex and rock ‘n’ roll.