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Playing Shakespeare.

Title
Playing Shakespeare. Passion and coolness [videorecording] / a presentation of Films for the Humanities ; with the Royal Shakespeare Company ; produced by RM Arts and London Weekend Television ; executive producers, Melvyn Bragg, Nick Evans ; director, John Carlaw ; producer, Andrew Snell ; written and presented by John Barton.
Publication
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1982.

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Moving imageRestricted use NCOX 409Performing Arts Research Collections - TOFT

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Additional Authors
  • Barton, John, 1928-2018.
  • Barton, John, 1928-2018
  • Bragg, Melvyn, 1939-
  • Evans, Nick
  • Carlaw, John
  • Snell, Andrew
  • Woolfenden, Guy
  • Church, Tony
  • Fleetwood, Susan, 1944-1995
  • Gwilym, Mike
  • Hancock, Sheila, 1933-
  • Howard, Alan, 1937-2015
  • Harrow, Lisa
  • Kingsley, Ben, 1943-
  • Leigh-Hunt, Barbara
  • Pennington, Michael, 1943-
  • Sinden, Donald
  • Stewart, Patrick, 1940-
  • Films for the Humanities (Firm)
  • Royal Shakespeare Company.
  • London Weekend Television (Firm)
  • RM Arts (Firm)
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (51 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.
Summary
John Barton guides members of the Royal Shakespeare Company in a discussion of Shakespeare's use of passion and coolness, including his mixture of deep feeling, choric elements, and the balancing of heightened language and naturalistic performance, with illustrated dramatizations.
Series Statement
Playing Shakespeare
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Television.
  • Documentaries and factual works.
Note
  • Credits from label on container. Title on tape.
  • This is Episode Eight of Playing Shakespeare.
Credits (note)
  • Music, Guy Woolfenden.
Performer (note)
  • Tony Church, Susan Fleetwood, Mike Gwilym, Shelia Hancock, Lisa Harrow, Ben Kingsley, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Michael Pennington, Donald Sinden, Patrick Stewart.
Call Number
NCOX 409
OCLC
190819943
Title
Playing Shakespeare. Passion and coolness [videorecording] / a presentation of Films for the Humanities ; with the Royal Shakespeare Company ; produced by RM Arts and London Weekend Television ; executive producers, Melvyn Bragg, Nick Evans ; director, John Carlaw ; producer, Andrew Snell ; written and presented by John Barton.
Imprint
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities, c1982.
Series
Playing Shakespeare
Cast
Tony Church, Susan Fleetwood, Mike Gwilym, Shelia Hancock, Lisa Harrow, Ben Kingsley, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Michael Pennington, Donald Sinden, Patrick Stewart.
Credits
Music, Guy Woolfenden.
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Added Author
Barton, John, 1928-2018.
Barton, John, 1928-2018, host.
Bragg, Melvyn, 1939- producer.
Evans, Nick, producer.
Carlaw, John, director.
Snell, Andrew, producer.
Woolfenden, Guy, composer.
Church, Tony, actor.
Fleetwood, Susan, 1944-1995, actor.
Gwilym, Mike, actor.
Hancock, Sheila, 1933- actor.
Howard, Alan, 1937-2015, actor.
Harrow, Lisa, actor.
Kingsley, Ben, 1943- actor.
Leigh-Hunt, Barbara, actor.
Pennington, Michael, 1943- actor.
Sinden, Donald, actor.
Stewart, Patrick, 1940- actor.
Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Royal Shakespeare Company.
London Weekend Television (Firm)
RM Arts (Firm)
Research Call Number
NCOX 409
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