Rodeo and Julie-Ed (2003 Multimedia)

Downloadable video clips from Peter Skagen’s part-scripted, part-improvised musical theatre, dinner and barn dance adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, performed country and western style. ‘The entire premise...

Shakespeare’s Palpable Hits (2003 Audio, Multimedia)

Producer

John Botti

SHAKESPEARE’S PALPABLE HITS is compilation of Shakespeare lyrics set to modern music. The album is a collaborative effort involving two dozen musicians, many of whom are (or were) also Shakespearean...

Single-Sex Casting in Shakespeare (2003 Audio, Multimedia)

A discussion, recorded at the Arts Theatre, about single-sex casting in Shakespeare. Patrick Marmion hosts the discussion between David Benedict, Aleks Sierz and Carole Woddis. Recent productions by Ed Hall,...

Interview: Mark Rylance, Part 1 (2003 Audio, Multimedia)

Prior to the 2004 season at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, ‘Star-Crossed Lovers’, Heather Neill talks to its artistic director, Mark Rylance. Rylance talks about young people who commit suicide and the...

Henry V (2003 Audio, Multimedia)

Dominic Cavendish of Daily Telegraph, chairs a panel of critics comprising Jane Edwards, Mark Shenton and Carole Woddis who discuss Nicholas Hytner’s modern dress production of Henry V for the National...

Pyramus and Thisbe (2003 Audio, Multimedia, Video)

Director

Arline Smith

The Pyramus and Thisbe scene from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Arline Smith, played in a toy theatre. The theatre was built by Alan Sharpe.

Shakespeare’s Henry IV (2003 Multimedia, Video)

A ‘Great Books Discussion Group’ talk about Henry IV, Part 1. The members discussed the plot, motives and themes in detail.

Shakespeare: For All Time (2003 Multimedia, Video)

From the home of British Embassy Charge d’Affaires Tony Brenton, Professor Stanley Wells talks about his book Shakespeare For All Time, published by Oxford University Press. He is interviewed by Paul...

Macbeth on Film (2002 Multimedia, Video)

A video-based package for the study of Macbeth through film. The video compilation features 34 extracts from the following film versions of Macbeth: 1) RSC 1978, directed by Trevor Nunn, with Ian McKellen...

Gratuitous Sex and Violence: Shakespeare 1601 AD (2002 Multimedia, Television)

Series

History Bites, Series

Canadian comedy sketch show based on the premise ‘what if television had been around for the past 5,000 years’. Each episode explores a particular day in history and the result is a history lesson....