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167 results found for all records.
Henry VIII (1984 Video)
- Director
- Howard Davies; David Edgar
Video recording, using a single, fixed, camera, of the 1983 Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Henry VIII. Directed by Howard Davies and David Edgar with Richard Griffiths as Henry VIII and John...
Since Brass, Nor Stone, Nor Earth, Nor Boundless Sea (1983 Television, Video)
- Series
- Sonnets of Shakespeare
Sonnet 65 read in costume by Jane Lapotaire, followed by a discussion of the sonnet by Stephen Spender. The sonnet is then performed again in light of the commentary.
Some Glory in Their Birth, Some in Their Skill (1983 Television, Video)
- Series
- Sonnets of Shakespeare
- Director
- Roy Strong
Sonnet 91 read in costume by Michael Bryant, followed by a discussion of the sonnet by Sir Roy Strong. The sonnet is then performed again in light of the commentary.
Taming of the Shrew, The (1983 Video)
- Director
- John Allison
- Producer
- Jack Nakano
A version of the play which in the costumes and reproduction of the Globe theatre stage contribute to recreating the impression of 16th-century performance, but using a modern English narrative.
Englishman Abroad, An (1983 Television)
- Director
- John Schlesinger
- Producer
- Innes Lloyd
Made-for-television film. Acclaimed recreation of the meeting between actress Coral Browne and British spy and defector Guy Burgess, in Moscow in 1958. The initial meeting took place in a theatre, where...
King Lear (1982 Television)
aka: The Shakespeare Plays
- Series
- BBC Television Shakespeare
- Director
- Jonathan Miller
- Producer
- Shaun Sutton
Television production shot entirely in a studio with Michael Hordern in the title role.
King Lear (1982 Video)
aka: Tragedy of King Lear, The
- Series
- Shakespearean Drama
- Director
- John H. Ward
- Producer
- Jack Nakano
A version of the play in which the costumes and reproduction of the Globe theatre stage contribute to recreating the flavour of 16th-century performance.
Merry Wives of Windsor, The (1982 Television)
aka: The Shakespeare Plays
- Series
- BBC Television Shakespeare
- Director
- David Jones
- Producer
- Shaun Sutton
Television production of the play with Richard Griffiths as Falstaff and Prunella Scales as Mistress Page. Director David Jones regarded the play as ‘a realistic documentary about what life was like in a...
Romeo and Juliet (1982 Video)
aka: Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, The
- Series
- Shakespearean Drama
- Director
- William Woodman
- Producer
- Jack Nakano
Romeo and Juliet from the direct-to-video series of nine Shakespeare plays produced in the Elizabethan stage on a replica of the Globe stage. Alex Hyde-White and Blanche Baker in the title roles.
Tragedy of King Lear, The (1982 Video)
aka: King Lear
- Director
- Alan Cooke
- Producer
- Jack Nakano
A production of King Lear directed by Alan Cooke with Mike Kellin as Lear. A project of Santa Barbara Gazebo Theatre One for the Shakespeare Video Society.