Next (1989)William Shakespeare, without saying a word, gives a quick run through of all his plays in a very special audition. Director:Barry PurvesWriter:Barry Purves |
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Peter, a Producer
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Barry Purves | ... |
Will, a poor player
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Will, a poor player who bears an uncanny resemblance to Shakespeare, auditions on stage in front of Peter, a busy producer with his nose in the trade papers, hardly noticing Will's extraordinary performance. Will, using the prop of a life-sized doll and changing costumes with magical speed, acts out brief scenes at the heart of Romeo and Juliet, Richard III, As You Like It, Hamlet, Antony and Cleopatra, Othello, Titus Andronicus, Merry Wives, the Tempest, the Winter's Tale, and other of the Bard's plays. It's an infinite variety show, and finally Peter's attention is on Will. What will the producer say when Will finishes? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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The "sunburst" which rotates behind Shakespeare in the "Cymbeline" sequence was not present in the original storyboard nor fabricated for this purpose. Rather, it comes from a clock which was discovered by the director, by chance, in a skip nearby the studio on the day that scene was to be filmed. See more »Goofs
Miscellaneous: During the "Cymbeline" sequence, one of the golden eagle's wings gets accidentally caught on the rotating sunburst. See more »Crazy Credits
The film's credits are appropriately Shakespearian-themed, their actual meaning often hard to decipher. Editor, for example, is substituted by "joiner," title designer by "calligrapher" and a number of staff are miscellaneously grouped under the heading of "supporting company of assorted craftsmen, bawds, spear carriers and attendant fairies;" in addition to this several are credited by their real given names but with the family names of characters from Shakespeare. The music and sound staff (whose roles are not specified) are given the fictional band name "The Hautboys," a pun on an archaic English word for oboe. See more »
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