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Shakespeare's Great Comedies: Twelfth Night; The Taming of the Shrew; A Midsummer Night's Dream
Shakespeare's Great Comedies: Twelfth Night; The Taming of the Shrew; A Midsummer Night's Dream
Stephen Fry (Malvolio (Twelfth Night)); Johnny Flynn (Viola (Twelfth Night)); John Light (Oberon (A Midsummer Night's Dream)); Matthew Tennyson (Puck (A Midsummer Night's Dream)); Simon Paisley Day (Petruchio (The Taming of the Shrew)); Sarah MacRae (Bianca (The Taming of the Shrew)); Mark Rylance (Olivia (Twelfth Night))
This special set brings together three of Shakespeare’s best-loved comedies, from the hilarious tale of misdirection and deception that is Twelfth Night to the slapstick humour of The Taming of Shrew and the magic and mischief that jointly characterise A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Brimming with first-class British acting – including stand-out performances from such lauded individuals as Michelle Terry, Samantha Spiro, Mark Rylance and Stephen Fry – this trio of award-winning Globe Theatre productions brilliantly underscores the humour that is inherent in each of the three Elizabethan dramas, with inventive staging, outstanding costumes and original music performed on periodstyle instruments providing the finishing
touches to a must-have collection.
DVD
Genre: Theatre
Release Date: 01/05/2015
Sound Formats: Dolby Stereo; Dolby Surround
Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Subtitles: EN, DE
Catalogue Number: OA1173BD
Artist(s):
Stephen Fry; Johnny Flynn; John Light; Matthew Tennyson; Simon Paisley Day; Sarah MacRae; Mark Rylance
Stephen Fry; Johnny Flynn; John Light; Matthew Tennyson; Simon Paisley Day; Sarah MacRae; Mark Rylance
"Although this is ensemble theatre at its finest, it’s Rylance’s contribution that puts the production among all-time Shakespeare greats. Frankly unmissable." (The Daily Telegraph - Twelfth Night)
"... it is difficult to imagine that Twelfth Night could be performed more effectively than it currently is at the Globe theatre ..." (The Guardian - Twelfth Night)
"This is a crowd-pleasing production ... and the laughs come thick and fast" (The Evening Standard - The Taming of the Shrew)
"Matthew Tennyson's Puck is beguilingly fey, while Luke Thompson, as a Lysander beaming with childlike over-enthusiasm, makes a professional debut of some note in this warm, comic production.
... a warm, comic vision ideally pitched to this performance space. [Dominic Dromgoole's] production bursts with crowd-pleasing gestures ..." (The Evening Standard - A Midsummer Night's Dream ★★★★)
"... it is difficult to imagine that Twelfth Night could be performed more effectively than it currently is at the Globe theatre ..." (The Guardian - Twelfth Night)
"This is a crowd-pleasing production ... and the laughs come thick and fast" (The Evening Standard - The Taming of the Shrew)
"Matthew Tennyson's Puck is beguilingly fey, while Luke Thompson, as a Lysander beaming with childlike over-enthusiasm, makes a professional debut of some note in this warm, comic production.
... a warm, comic vision ideally pitched to this performance space. [Dominic Dromgoole's] production bursts with crowd-pleasing gestures ..." (The Evening Standard - A Midsummer Night's Dream ★★★★)
Stephen Fry (Malvolio (Twelfth Night)); Johnny Flynn (Viola (Twelfth Night)); John Light (Oberon (A Midsummer Night's Dream)); Matthew Tennyson (Puck (A Midsummer Night's Dream)); Simon Paisley Day (Petruchio (The Taming of the Shrew)); Sarah MacRae (Bianca (The Taming of the Shrew)); Mark Rylance (Olivia (Twelfth Night))
This special set brings together three of Shakespeare’s best-loved comedies, from the hilarious tale of misdirection and deception that is Twelfth Night to the slapstick humour of The Taming of Shrew and the magic and mischief that jointly characterise A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Brimming with first-class British acting – including stand-out performances from such lauded individuals as Michelle Terry, Samantha Spiro, Mark Rylance and Stephen Fry – this trio of award-winning Globe Theatre productions brilliantly underscores the humour that is inherent in each of the three Elizabethan dramas, with inventive staging, outstanding costumes and original music performed on periodstyle instruments providing the finishing
touches to a must-have collection.
DVD
Genre: Theatre
Release Date: 01/05/2015
Sound Formats: Dolby Stereo; Dolby Surround
Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Subtitles: EN, DE
Catalogue Number: OA1173BD
Artist(s):
Stephen Fry; Johnny Flynn; John Light; Matthew Tennyson; Simon Paisley Day; Sarah MacRae; Mark Rylance
Stephen Fry; Johnny Flynn; John Light; Matthew Tennyson; Simon Paisley Day; Sarah MacRae; Mark Rylance
"Although this is ensemble theatre at its finest, it’s Rylance’s contribution that puts the production among all-time Shakespeare greats. Frankly unmissable." (The Daily Telegraph - Twelfth Night)
"... it is difficult to imagine that Twelfth Night could be performed more effectively than it currently is at the Globe theatre ..." (The Guardian - Twelfth Night)
"This is a crowd-pleasing production ... and the laughs come thick and fast" (The Evening Standard - The Taming of the Shrew)
"Matthew Tennyson's Puck is beguilingly fey, while Luke Thompson, as a Lysander beaming with childlike over-enthusiasm, makes a professional debut of some note in this warm, comic production.
... a warm, comic vision ideally pitched to this performance space. [Dominic Dromgoole's] production bursts with crowd-pleasing gestures ..." (The Evening Standard - A Midsummer Night's Dream ★★★★)
"... it is difficult to imagine that Twelfth Night could be performed more effectively than it currently is at the Globe theatre ..." (The Guardian - Twelfth Night)
"This is a crowd-pleasing production ... and the laughs come thick and fast" (The Evening Standard - The Taming of the Shrew)
"Matthew Tennyson's Puck is beguilingly fey, while Luke Thompson, as a Lysander beaming with childlike over-enthusiasm, makes a professional debut of some note in this warm, comic production.
... a warm, comic vision ideally pitched to this performance space. [Dominic Dromgoole's] production bursts with crowd-pleasing gestures ..." (The Evening Standard - A Midsummer Night's Dream ★★★★)
