Rehearsing the text
Using a scene from Twelfth Night, this program helps us search through the text for Shakespeare's clues to character, language, and staging; we see how richly a careful reading of Shakespeare is repaid. The program analyzes text and subtext, how the...
Shakespeare: drama's DNA
In England, each generation has reinterpreted Shakespeare's plays, finding in them both a mirror and a measuring stick of humanity. In this program, renowned theater director Sir Richard Eyre traces the evolution of Shakespearean drama, from the day...
Preparing to perform Shakespeare
Members of the Royal Shakespeare Company present a workshop before a television studio audience to demonstrate how they rehearse and learn to perform Shakespeare's plays. In this masterclass on Shakespeare, director John Barton works on a scene from...
Shakespeare's Globe
The dream of actor/director Sam Wanamaker, this film explores the planning and reconstruction of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre; a day in the life of this theatre: behind-the-scenes preparations and the emphasis on original practices, rehearsals, bac...