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Playing Shakespeare / the Royal Shakespeare Company ; written and presented by John Barton ; director, John Carlaw ; producer, Andrew Snell.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Dramatic production.
- Shakespeare, William.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Study and teaching.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Characters.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Language.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Television programs for hard of hearing people.
- Television programs for the hearing impaired.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 4 videodiscs (456 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide (16 pages : color illustrations ; 15 cm)
- Other Title:
- Playing Shakespeare with the Royal Shakespeare Company
- Place of Publication:
- Silver Spring, MD : Acorn Media : Athena, [2009]
- Language Note:
- Closed-captioned.
- System Details:
- DVD, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital.
- digital
- optical
- Dolby
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- Nine intensive acting workshops conducted by John Barton of the Royal Shakespeare Company demonstrate how the Company makes Shakespeare's classic plays accessible to modern audiences without compromising the text's integrity.
- Contents:
- Disc 1. The two traditions ; Using the verse ; Langauge and character
- disc 2. Exploring a character ; Set speeches and soliloquies
- disc 3. Irony and ambiguity ; Passion and coolness
- disc 4. Rehearsing the text ; Poetry and hidden poetry.
- Participant:
- Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Ben Kingsley, David Suchet.
- Notes:
- Originally produced by London Weekend Television in 1982.
- Bonus features: 20-page viewer's guide includes highlights, questions to consider avenues for further learning, a history of the RSC, and "Vocabulary of verse & stage"; actor biographies and RSC stage credits; exclusive web extras.
- Includes public performance rights for University of Pennsylvania only. Streaming not allowed without a separate license.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781598282214
- 1598282212
- OCLC:
- 369276043
- Publisher Number:
- 054961822195
- AMP-8221 Athena
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