From the RSC, "You can’t perform ‘Hamlet’ at arm’s length...", Go to the Shakespeare pages on OpenLearn, the OU’s home of free learning, and delve deeper, BBC iWonder Guide - The Life and Legacy of England's Bard. From the RSC. Shall I compare the adaptation to the original? "The story's about the transfiguring power of theatre, which is why it's so right that now it's being played in a theatre. Directed by John Madden and written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, Shakespeare in Love is set in 1593 (part of a period of years in which … Hall says he learnt not to worry too much about what to keep and what to add to the 1998 film script. Widely considered to be one of the greatest British actors ever to have lived, Judi Dench has delivered some of the most celebrated Shakespearean performances in the history of the RSC. These plays will also be broadcast on BBC4 over the coming weeks, with dates and times yet to be announced. A Year 5 / P6 collection of English content from around the BBC about the life and works of William Shakespeare. 38 Disc Set containing thirty seven plays from the BBC television Shakespeare series from 1978 to 1985. Shakespeare also learns that Viola and Thomas Kent, the young man who recently joined the company of the Rose, are one and the same, Viola masquerading as a man to infiltrate the theater world, a domain purely for the male sex, as she is in love with the written word, especially Shakespeare's. The range of content produced for the BBC Shakespeare Lives international online festival enabled audiences around the world to experience Shakespeare's work, reinterpreted by artists across all art forms. by KE Monahan Huntley. The characters - and not just Viola and Will - go through huge transformations in the story. "I learnt a lot working with Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod [designer]. Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes starred. The Czech Republic expels 18 Russian diplomats after linking the operatives to a 2014 explosion. Helen McCrory was 'meteor in our life' says Lewis, FedEx gunman had previous gun confiscated, JD Vance: Trump whisperer turned Senate hopeful, How cancer put me off joining Amazon union, Hunger hits Brazil's slums amid Covid surge, The students living cheaply in a luxury hotel. How To Tame A Willful Wife: 1. Yet there are rich laughs, flickers of mischief and peachy spurts of surrealism. "There's barely anything they can't tell you about the real-life Curtain and Rose theatres in which the story takes place.". The show's star, actor Tom Bateman, would probably rather talk about the subtleties of his central performance or Lee Hall's adaptation of Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard's screenplay. This unique event takes place in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, and celebrates Shakespeare's extraordinary legacy and his enduring influence on all performance art forms - from opera to jazz, dance to musicals. "We're slaving away and he gets the audience for free - he doesn't have to do much except be lovable. Here is the opening to the BBC Shakespeare As You Like It. "For a performer, in a way, it's the same as doing any Shakespeare play. Image credit: Steve Tanner . So, do you freecyle, Feifei? Together, they mark the life and work of William Shakespeare on the 400th anniversary of the playwright's death. From the stage of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, hosts David Tennant and Catherine Tate are joined by Benedict Cumberbatch, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren, Meera Syal, David Suchet, Rufus Wainwright, Tim Minchin, Gregory Porter, Joseph Fiennes, English National Opera, The Royal Ballet and Akala for a very special evening. "Shakespeare in Love" is a romantic comedy for the 1990s set in the 1590s. So there's a lot of fun but it's perceptive about human nature too. "As I get older I've realised that almost everything in theatre comes from somewhere else - whether from a film or a myth or a news event. There's an unusually large cast of 29, including one who insists on food being stashed in unlikely places around the stage. Although one could also consider Richard II … ", "The production begins energetically but sometimes seems encumbered by its lavishness, losing momentum in its second half, and the knowing cleverness of the writing makes the play feel like an anthology of in-jokes and familiar quotations. They know so much about Shakespearean and Jacobean theatre. You leave all the baggage behind. "But if the writers ever disagreed, they hid it very well. Please Read! Read about our approach to external linking. The film Shakespeare in Love (1998) plays amusedly with this idea in its purely fictional presentation of Shakespeare’s torchy affair with a young woman named Viola De Lesseps, who was eager to become a player in a professional acting company and who inspired Shakespeare in his writing…. But in the rehearsal room no one ever uttered the words: 'Oh, but in the film…' That wasn't what we were interested in. The music was written by Stephen Warbeck. ". With such a large cast, you might expect Shakespeare in Love to echo Hall's experience of bringing Billy Elliot to the stage. The movie finally emerged in 1998, with the script now by Norman and Tom Stoppard. Find out more about our two hosts on the night, David Tennant and Catherine Tate. Well now - there's a cocktail.". You're aware of the great actresses who did the role before you but you have to work it out for yourself. "Declan Donnellan didn't lay down the law about watching or not watching the movie, it was up to us. Shakespeare on BBC Radio 3 In this anniversary year, and from the archives, BBC Radio 3 have treated us to drama and music. The BBC Shakespeare Plays, pp. Shakespeare in Love is on at the Noel Coward Theatre in London until 25 October. "The whole cast loves Barney but as actors we sort of hate him as well," he says. Forbid her from ridi… The BBC Television Shakespeare is a series of British television adaptations of the plays of William Shakespeare, created by Cedric Messina and broadcast by BBC Television. The BBC designates 17 of the Shakespeare plays as comedies, 10 as tragedies, and 10 as histories. "After all, Shakespeare based Romeo and Juliet on Italian originals. 10-11--Drboisclair 13:51, 1 May 2007 (UTC) Allotment of Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. This programme is not currently available on BBC iPlayer, The Shires sing ‘Under the Greenwood Tree’, Ian Bostridge and Sir Antonio Pappano perform ‘Come Away Death’, Alison Moyet sings ‘Sigh No More, Ladies’, The Benediction from A Midsummer Night's Dream, See all clips from Shakespeare Live! Read about our approach to external linking. The students living cheaply in a luxury hotel. By Vincent DowdArts correspondent, BBC World Service. No point. Sixteen years after the Oscar-winning movie, Shakespeare in Love comes to London's West End stage after a long, arduous process of adaptation. From the stage of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, David Tennant, Catherine Tate and guests mark the life of William Shakespeare on the 400th anniversary of the playwright's death. ", "There's comedy and a bit with a dog (Spot, played ably by Barney), but Shakespeare in Love also has a big heart, tunes to set your feet tapping and more actual Shakespeare than you might think. William Shakespeare - William Shakespeare - Sexuality: Like so many circumstances of Shakespeare’s personal life, the question of his sexual nature is shrouded in uncertainty. "What you're concerned about as a theatre-maker is making it work and giving the actors something to show off with.". Lucy Briggs-Owen plays Viola De Lesseps, with whom Shakespeare becomes infatuated. Shakespeare in Love will likely never win any accolades for its historical accuracy, but that doesn't stop it from being one of the most romantic movies of all time. The BBC Television Shakespeare Collection (1978-1985) Menu. It's 16 years since the movie Shakespeare in Love took seven Oscars. Directed by (1) Writing credits (2) Cast (59) Produced by (9) Music by (1) Cinematography by (1) Film Editing by (1) Casting By (4) Production Design by (1) Art Direction by (2) Set Decoration by (1) Costume Design by (1) Makeup Department (21) This April 23 rd 2016 marks 400 years since Shakespeare’s death and yet, somehow, his works remain as fresh and relevant as ever – especially when it comes to matters of the heart. Then he meets beautiful aristocrat Viola De Lesseps and his life - and the world of English literature - will never be the same again. Welcome to the BBC Shakespeare Archive Resource. "In a musical, a lot of the people on stage form the chorus - they're moving as one body. DVD £18.95 £ 18. Shakespeare in Love, a fictional account of the life that inspired the art-Romeo and Juliet, is an excellent and lamentable original screenplay by Marc Norman and playwright Tom Stoppard, its every word and staged action a tribute to the Bard. "And how could it not be when what's underneath is brilliant work by Stoppard and Shakespeare? (1998) The world's greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays. William Shakespeare lived two lives. 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