"Playing Shakespeare" (1984) TV mini-series

Seasons:

1 | 2

Plot:

Trevor Nunn (later John Barton) holds a master class in how to play Shakespeare, using members of the RSC doing scenes, sonnets, and commentary as prime examples.

Plot Keywords:

Acting | Stage | William Shakespeare | Educational | TV Mini-Series

Cast

John Barton	...	Himself (11 episodes, 1979-1984)
David Suchet	...	Himself (9 episodes, 1979-1984)
Alan Howard	...	Himself (8 episodes, 1979-1984)
Michael Pennington	...	Himself (7 episodes, 1979-1984)
Patrick Stewart	...	Himself (7 episodes, 1979-1984)
Lisa Harrow	...	Herself (6 episodes, 1984)
Jane Lapotaire	...	Herself (5 episodes, 1979-1984)
Ian McKellen	...	Himself (5 episodes, 1979-1984)
Ben Kingsley	...	Himself (5 episodes, 1984)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

London Weekend Television (LWT)

Better than class

My Reading and Acting Shakespeare teacher played snippets of this video to help convey that Shakespeare was more than the words on the page. The presentation, though old, is fun and extremely informative. I got a kick out of seeing Ian McKellen looking young and dapper with Patrick Steward looking like he just stepped off of the bridge of the Enterprise(to quote Mary Mcfly in Back to the Future "Didnt that man ever have hair?).

To the point, I learned more watching this video than I have so far in class. All students of Shakespeare should see it.