Macbeth /

"A harrowing and disturbingly funny parable for the dawn of the 21st century." - New York Times The Royal Shakespeare Company's Macbeth has been lauded as the finest production of Shakespeare's Scottish play for over a quarter of a century. In 2000, it played to packed houses in...

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Uniform Title:	Macbeth (Television program : 2001)
Corporate Authors:	Royal Shakespeare Company (Performer), Roundhouse (London, England)
Other Authors:	Wyver, John (Producer), Grant, Sebastian (Producer), Doran, Gregory (Director), Sher, Antony, 1949-2021 (Actor), Walter, Harriet (Actor), O'Conor, Joseph, 1916-2001 (Actor), Bones, Ken (Actor), Cooke, Nigel, 1957- (Actor), Dougall, John (Actor), Webster, Paul (Actor), Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English with optional English captions for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Published:	England : Illuminations Media, [2001]
Subjects:	Macbeth, > King of Scotland, > active 11th century > Drama. Gruoch, > Queen, consort of Macbeth, King of Scotland > Drama. Gruoch, > Queen, consort of Macbeth, King of Scotland Macbeth, > King of Scotland, > active 11th century Regicides > Scotland > Drama. Regicides Scotland Performance. Webcast tragedies. Drama Fiction television programs Internet videos Television adaptations Tragedies (Drama) Video recordings for the hearing impaired Television adaptations. Fiction television programs. Internet videos. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:	"A harrowing and disturbingly funny parable for the dawn of the 21st century." - New York Times The Royal Shakespeare Company's Macbeth has been lauded as the finest production of Shakespeare's Scottish play for over a quarter of a century. In 2000, it played to packed houses in Stratford, London, and theatres abroad. All twenty actors from the original production, including Antony Sher and Harriet Walter, star in this compelling screen version of Gregory Doran's original stage production. Cleverly reconceived for the camera, and brilliantly shot at London's Roundhouse, Macbeth was filmed in a gritty style using the edgy techniques of fly-on-the wall documentaries. Doran says, "Macbeth is, in many ways, the most filmic of Shakespeare's plays with its short, quick-fire scenes and its hurtling, dynamic momentum. In the film I tried to capture its raw energy and dangerous intimacy."
Item Description:	"Based on the Royal Shakespeare Company stage production. Filmed entirely on location at The Roundhouse, London."--End credits.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (video file (128 min.))
Production Credits:	Director of Photography, Ernie Vincze, BSC ; editors, Trevor Waite, Martin Corbett ; music composed, performed, and directed by Adrian Lee.