DVD
Shakespeare retold
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN)
Languages
Closed-captioned.
Performers
A midsummer night's dream: Imelda Staunton, Bill Paterson, Lennie James, Sharon Small, Johnny Vegas.
Publication Information
[London] : BBC Video : 2 Entertain Video ; [New York] : Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas ; Burbank, CA : Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video, [2007]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (ca. 360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
Not rated.
Summary
These four productions bring Shakespeare alive for a 21st century. Macbeth is the chef in a three-star restaurant; Beatrice and Benedict are rival co-anchors on a nightly newscast; Titania and Bottom carouse together in a tawdry theme resort called Dream Park; and the eccentric aristocrat Petruchio sets out to tame the conservative MP Kate in a politically incorrect marriage of convenience.
Notes
Title from container.
"As seen on BBC America"--Container.
Based on the works by William Shakespeare.
Originally broadcast as individual episodes on BBC television in 2005.
Extras: interviews with the stars and production team for all four plays.
Contents
- Much ado about nothing / Macbeth / Taming of the shrew / Midsummer night's dream
Subjects
- Hero (Fictitious character : Shakespeare) > Drama.
- Katherine (Fictitious character : Shakespeare) > Drama.
- Petruchio (Fictitious character : Shakespeare) > Drama.
- Titania (Fictitious character : Shakespeare) > Drama.
- Television news anchors > Drama.
- Man-woman relationships > Drama.
- Cooks > Drama.
- Restaurants > Drama.
- Competition (Psychology) > Drama.
- Sexual animosity > Drama.
- Resorts > Drama.
- Marriage > Drama.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Television adaptations.
- Benedick (Fictitious character from Shakespeare) > Drama.
- Beatrice (Fictitious character from Shakespeare) > Drama.
- Macbeth, King of Scotland, active 11th century > Drama
- Gruoch, Queen, consort of Macbeth, King of Scotland > Drama.
- Bianca (Fictitious character from Shakespeare) > Drama.
- Oberon (Legendary character) > Drama.
- Puck (Legendary character) > Drama.