England : ) Globe Theatre (London
Series
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Helena loves the arrogant Bertram, and when she cures the King of France of his sickness, she claims Bertram as her reward. But her new husband, flying from Helena to join the wars, attaches two obstructive conditions to their marriage - conditions he is sure will never be met. Featuring Olivier-award winning actress Janie Dee as the Countess of Roussillon, Sam Crane as Bertram, and Ellie Piercy as Helena.
Series
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Language
English
Description
Claudio loves Hero and Hero Claudio and nothing seems capable of tearing them apart. Claudio's friend Benedick loves Beatrice and Beatrice Benedick, but (because neither will admit it) nothing seems capable of bringing them together. Only the intrigues of a resentful prince force Benedick to prove his love for Beatrice - by killing his best friend.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Combines elements of analysis, history, biography, performance, and the personal passions of six presenters to tell the stories behind the stories of six Shakespeare plays. Includes interviews with actors, directors, and scholars; visits to key locations; clips from celebrated film and television adaptations; and illustrative excerpts from performances staged at Shakespeare's Globe in London especially for the series.
Series
Language
English
Description
"Shakespeare's The taming of the shrew tells the tale of the sharp-tongued Kate, who must marry before her younger sister, Bianca, is allowed to find a suitor. Undaunted by her waspish reputation Petruchio attempts to woo the not-so-fair maiden, but is faced with a tirade of poisonous insults"--Container.
Series
Publisher
Shakespeare's Globe
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Hermia loves Lysander and Helena loves Demetrius but Demetrius is supposed to be marrying Hermia ... When the Duke of Athens tries to enforce the marriage, the lovers take refuge in the woods and wander into the midst of a dispute between the king and queen of the fairies. Shakespeare put some of his most dazzling dramatic poetry at the service of this teasing, glittering, hilarious and amazingly inventive play, whose seriousness is only fleetingly...
10) Macbeth
Series
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2015?]
Language
English
Description
Directed by Eve Best, this production of William Shakespeare's dark and powerful tragedy about ambition, murder, guilt and remorse stars Samantha Spiro as Lady Macbeth.
Series
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2010], ©2010
Language
English
Description
Shakespeare's hilarious and brilliantly constructed farce, delighted audiences at the Globe Theatre in London. Filmed in high definition, the pace, polish, gorgeous Elizabethan costumes and the rollicking performances dazzled the audience.
12) Twelfth night
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
In the household of Olivia (Mark Rylance), two campaigns are being quietly waged-one by the lovesick Orsino (Liam Brennan) for the heart of the indifferent Olivia; the other by an alliance of servants and hangers-on against Olivia's steward, the pompous Malvolio (Stephen Fry). When Orsino engages the cross-dressed Viola (Johnny Flynn) to plead with Olivia on his behalf, a bittersweet chain of events follows. This all-male production of Twelfth Night,...
13) Henry IV, part 1
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Prince Hal, son of King Henry IV, seems to be squandering his life away with the fat knight Sir John Falstaff and the whores, boozers and petty rogues of Eastcheap. But beside these scenes of glorious misrule gathers a nationwide rebellion led by the Duke of Northumberland and his charismatic son, Hotspur. The first installment of Shakespeare's gripping account of the rise of Hal from idle barfly to monarch-in-waiting.
14) Henry V
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Stage production of William Shakespeare's patriotic historical drama that celebrates the English nation and the greatness of its King.
15) Doctor Faustus
Series
Publisher
Opus Arte
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A magician sells his soul to Lucifer in return for wealth, knowledge, and fame, and is taken to Hell when his 24-year term is over.
17) The tempest
Series
Publisher
Opus Arte
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Widely considered to be the last of his solo plays, 'The Tempest' is Shakespeare's final masterpiece, a tale of 'forgiveness, generosity and enlightenment' in which Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, conjures up a storm to lure his perfidious brother to the enchanted island on which he and his daughter Miranda have spent 12 years in exile"--