Films for the Humanities and Sciences - Royal Shakespeare Company: Great Performances

Royal Shakespeare Company: Great Performances

This unique program features excerpts from four RSC productions, King Lear, Twelfth Night, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and Coriolanus. The program includes key scenes from each play intertwined with interviews and explanations of the play with both actors and directors. Featured in the program are: from King Lear, actor Robert Stephens and director Adrian Noble; from Twelfth Night, actor Desmond Barrit and director Ian Judge; from Coriolanus, actor Toby Stephens and director David Thacker; and from A Midsummer Night’s Dream, actor Desmond Barrit and director Adrian Noble. (80 minutes)

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Item#: FMK5862
Copyright date: ©1995
VHS ISBN 978-1-56950-994-4
DVD ISBN 978-1-4213-9520-3


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