SHAKESPEARE

Scottish Tale, The (1997 Film)

Director

Mack Polhelmus

Producer

Mack Polhelmus; Seth Kastenbaum; Ann Boehkle

Low-budget directorial debut feature film. Macbeth envisaged as a whimsical romantic comedy. When Mack, an aspiring poet, returns to Inverness his three maiden aunts prophesy that circumstances will lead...

Akogun (1997 Video)

Director

Kayode Orisayomi

Producer

Rufus Orisayomi

A video recording of a play by Rufus Orisayomi, Artistic Director of Ritual Theatre Arts. An adaptation of Macbeth, in Pidgin English, set in 15th-century Yorubaland, Nigeria. The production incorporates...

Macbeth (1997 Television)

Director

Carlo Battistoni

Producer

Patrizia Carmine; Sonia Magagnini

Verdi’s opera produced for Radiotelevisione Italiana with Renato Bruson and Maria Guleghina in the title roles. The Opera and Chorus of La Scala, Milan are conducted by Riccardo Muti.

Macbeth (1997 Radio)

aka: Royal Opera Verdi Festival: Macbeth

Live recording of Verdi’s opera with Anthony Michaels-Moore and Georgina Lukacs as the Macbeths. Edward Downes conducts the Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden.

Three Macbeths, The (1997 Radio)

Verdi wrote two versions of his opera Macbeth, one in 1847 and the 1865 Paris version. Tom Rosenthal looks at the differences between the 1847 and 1865 compositions and compares the two librettos...

Agatha Christie’s the Pale Horse, The (1997 Television)

aka: Pale Horse, The

Director

Charles Beeson

Producer

Adrian Bate

Television mystery drama based on Agatha Christie’s novel of the same name. The story begins with Mark Easterbrook (Buchanan), a young sculptor, leaving a production of Macbeth. He stumbles across a dying...

Macbeth (1997 Radio)

Series

Performance on 3

Producer

Graham Vick

Verdi’s opera in a new production by Graham Vick.Renato Bruson and Maria Guleghina are the Macbeths. The Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala are conducted by Riccardo Muti.

Macbeth (1996 Video)

Director

Jeremy Freeston

Producer

Shona Donaldson

A filmed low-budget production of Macbeth, set in 11th-century Scotland, with Jason Connery as Macbeth. Also contains a 30-minute behind-the-scenes documentary entitled THE MAKING OF MACBETH.

Macbeth (1996 Multimedia)

Series

BBC Shakespeare on Cd-Rom

Producer

Michael Cohen

Contains the complete audio version of the play alongside the complete Alexander text, together with photographs taken from past performances. Includes 35 minutes of video from the 1983 BBC Television...

Shakespeare Shorts 1 Video (1996 Video)

Series

English File

Television programmes for schools featuring television actors not usually associated with Shakespeare in scenes from five of the plays. They use contemporary settings, which aim to illustrate the relevance...