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Shakespeare retold [DVD]
Title:
Shakespeare retold [DVD]
JLCTITLE245:
[DVD] / 2 Entertain ; BBC ; produced in association with Horsebridge Productions Limited ; BBC Drama & Northern Ireland.
Publication Information:
[England?] : BBC Video : Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas ; Burbank, CA : Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video, ©2007.
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:
9781419848766
General Note:
All four plays are based on the works by William Shakespeare.

Originally broadcast on BBC television in 2005.

Some credits from container.

Special features: Interviews with the stars and production team for all four plays.
Abstract:
Macbeth is the chef in a 3-star restaurant; Beatrice and Benedict are rival co-anchors; Titania and Bottom carouse in a tawdry theme resort; and Petruchio sets out to tame the conservative Kate in a politically incorrect marriage of convenience.
Personal Subject:
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616-Television adaptations.
Subject Term:
Cooks -- Drama.

Restaurants -- Drama.

Television news anchors -- Drama.

Sexual animosity -- Drama.

Resorts -- Drama.

Marriage -- Drama.

Man-woman relationships -- Drama.

Man-woman relationships
Added Author:
Santer, Diederick.

Nicholls, David, 1966-

Percival, Brian, 1962-

Wilkie, Pier.

Moffat, Peter, 1962-

Brozel, Mark.

Wainwright, Sally, 1964-

Richards, David (Television director)

Bowker, Peter, 1958-

Fraiman, Ed.

Parish, Sarah, 1968-

Lewis, Damian, 1971-

Piper, Billie, 1982-

McAvoy, James, 1979-

Hawes, Keeley, 1976-

Armitage, Richard, 1971-

Henderson, Shirley, 1965-

Sewell, Rufus, 1967-

Tompkinson, Stephen, 1965-

Twiggy.

Staunton, Irene

Paterson, Bill, 1945-

James, Lennie.

Small, Sharon, 1967-

Vegas, Johnny, 1971-

O'Donnell, Arden

Jarvis, Martin

Murray, Jaime, 1977-

Chandler, Simon, 1953-

Cabrera, Santiago.

Evans, Rupert.

Knowland, Nicolas D.

Miller, Tony, 1964-

Atack, Tim.

Sargent, Kevin.

Lindes, Hal.

Mole, Charlie.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Much ado about nothing

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Taming of the shrew.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Midsummer night's dream.
Added Corporate Author:
2 Entertain (Firm)
Added Title Contained Works:
Much ado about nothing.

Macbeth.

Taming of the shrew.

Midsummer night's dream.
Contents:
Disc 1. Much ado about nothing / by David Nicholls ; produced by Diederick Santer ; directed by Brian Percival. Macbeth / by Peter Moffat ; produced by Pier Wilkie ; directed by Mark Brozel -- disc 2. The taming of the shrew / by Sally Wainwright ; produced by Diederick Santer ; directed by David Richards. A midsummer night's dream / by Peter Bowker ; produced by Pier Wilkie ; directed by Ed Fraiman.
Credits:
Director of photography, Peter Greenhalgh (1st film), Nic Knowland (2nd film), Alan Almond (3rd film), Tony Miller (4th film) ; editor, Kristina Hetherington (1st film), Chris Ridsdale (2nd film), Catherine Creed (3rd film), Mark Thornton (4th film) ; music, Tim Atack (1st film), Kevin Sargent (2nd film), Hal Lindes (3rd film), Charlie Mole (4th film).
Performer:
(Much ado about nothing): Sarah Parish, Damian Lewis, Billie Piper, Tom Ellis, Derek Riddell, Nina Sosanya, Olivia Colman, Michael Smiley, Anthony O'Donnell, Martin Jarvis ; (Macbeth): James McAvoy, Keeley Hawes, Richard Armitage ; (The taming of the shrew): Shirley Henderson, Rufus Sewell, Stephen Tompkinson, Twiggy Lawson, Jaime Murray, Simon Chandler, David Mitchell, Santiago Cabrera ; (A midsummer night's dream): Imelda Staunton, Bill Paterson, Lennie James, Sharon Small, Johnny Vegas, Dean Lennox Kelly, William Ash, Rupert Evans, Zoe Tapper, Michelle Bonnard.
Technical Details:
DVD, region 1, DVD-9, NTSC ; Dolby digital stereo ; 16:9 enhanced.
Language:
Closed-captioned in English.
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