William Shakespeare
361) Henry IV : part 2
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Part 2 includes some of the greatest moments in Shakespeare: the deathbed scene of the old King henry IV, when Hal contemplates the crown; and Hal's devastating rejection of Falstaff himself.
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
The Hollow crown: New adaptations of Shakespeare's tetralogy of history plays comprising the 'Henriad' for the BBC's 2012 Cultural Olympiad: King Richard; II King Henry IV, Part 1; King Henry IV, Part 2 and King Henry V. The plays chronicle a continuous period in British history from the end of the 14th century to the aftermath of the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. Together, the plays comprise a story with recurring themes of power struggles, redemption,...
363) Henry IV : part 1
Pub. Date
2010
Description
Prince Hal, son of King Henry IV, seems to be squandering his life away with the fat knight Sir John Falstaff and the whores, boozers and petty rogues of Eastcheap. But beside these scenes of glorious misrule gathers a nationwide rebellion led by the Duke of Northumberland and his charismatic son, Hotspur. The first installment of Shakespeare's gripping account of the rise of Hal from idle barfly to monarch-in-waiting.
364) Richard III
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
In 1930's Britain, in the wake of a bloody civil war, the younger brother of the new King sets in motion a monstrous scheme to claim the throne for himself. Updated version of Shakespeare's tale
Series
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
The taming of the shrew: "Shakespeare's The taming of the shrew tells the tale of the sharp-tongued Kate, who must marry before her younger sister, Bianca, is allowed to find a suitor. Undaunted by her waspish reputation Petruchio attempts to woo the not-so-fair maiden, but is faced with a tirade of poisonous insults"--Container
Twelfth night: "One of Shakespeare's best-loved comedies, Twelfth Night was 'blissfully reborn' (The Daily Telegraph) for...
Pub. Date
2011
Description
Alexander: The story of Alexander the Great, who in 4th century BC conquered ninety percent of the known world of the time by defeating Greece, Persia, Afghanistan, and India in just eight years.
Antony and Cleopatra: A dramatization of Shakespeare's famous play. The story concerns Marc Antony's attempts to rule Rome while maintaining a relationship with Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt, which began while Antony was still married. Now he is being forced...
368) Three tragedies
Pub. Date
[2017].
Description
Hamlet: In this reframed version of Shakespeare's play, young Hamlet is a prince from an unnamed African state who has the world at his feet, young, wealthy and living a hedonistic life studying abroad. Then word reaches him that his father is dead. Returning home, he finds his world is utterly changed, his certainities smashed, and his home a foreign land. Struggling to understand his place in a new world order, he faces a stark choice, submit, or...
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