John Wyver
1) Hamlet
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
This production of Shakespeare's masterpiece from Britain's renowned Royal Shakespeare Company was filmed on location rather than in the theatre. No recent stage production in Britain has attracted the excitement and nearly unanimous critical praise as this Hamlet. Dynamic, exciting, and contemporary, it breathes new life into Shakespeare's greatest play.
2) Art of faith
Publisher
Alive Mind
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
Reveals "outstanding examples of the art and architecture of Judaism, Christianity and Islam ... filmed in twenty-seven key locations in eighteen countries" -- Container.
7) The Tempest
Publisher
Opus Arte
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
The final installment in the Donmar Warehouse's all-female Shakespeare Trilogy sees Harriet Walter take on the role of Prospero in this evocation of the eternal struggle for freedom, morality, and justice. Directed for both stage and screen by Phyllida Lloyd. Set on an isle 'full of noises,' this magical production features a glowing score by Joan Armatrading.
Pub. Date
2014
Description
In search of Shakespeare; William Shakespeare is arguably the most famous dramatist in history. His many works are still widely read and performed almost 400 years after his death and his stories resonate as much today as they did in Elizabethan times.
Macbeth: Adaptation of the stage production which relocates the action to a nameless 20th-century underground facility, offering a parable of the quest for power in the modern world.
9) Richard II
Publisher
Opus Arte
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
"Richard is King. A monarch ordained by God to lead his people. But he is also a man of very human weakness. A man whose vanity threatens to divide the great houses of England and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last 100 years"--Container.
10) Othello
Publisher
Opus Arte
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
In this production, Lucian Msamati makes theatrical history as the first black actor to ever play Iago at the Royal Shakespeare Company.
11) Julius Caesar
Publisher
Opus Arte
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
Set in present-day in the world of a women's prison, Brutus wrestles with his moral conscience over the assassination of Julius Caesar, and Mark Antony manipulates the crowd through his subtle and incendiary rhetoric to frenzied mob violence. What follows is the descent of the country into factions and the outbreak of civil war.
Publisher
Opus Arte
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
"Valentine and Proteus are best friends until they fall in love with the same girl. Having travelled to Milan in search of adventure, they both fall for the Duke's daughter Silvia. But Proteus is already sworn to his sweetheart Julia at home in Verona, and the Duke thinks Valentine is not good enough for his Silvia. With friendship forgotten, the rivals' affections quickly get out of hand as the four young lovers find themselves on a wild chase through...
13) Henry IV
Publisher
Opus Arte
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
What makes a king? What makes a father? Shakespeare's monumental history play travels to the heart of family, duty, and country. This innovative film, recorded before a live audience, documents the Donmar Warehouse's all-female stage production, adapted from William Shakespeare's two plays.
Publisher
Opus Arte
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Summer 1914. In order to dedicate themselves to a life of study, the King and his friends take an oath to avoid the company of women for three years. No sooner have they made their pledge than the Princess of France and her ladies-in-waiting arrive, presenting the men with a severe test of their high-minded resolve.
15) King Lear
Publisher
Opus Arte
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"King Lear has ruled for many years. As age begins to overtake him, he decides to divide his kingdom amongst his children, living out his days without the burden of power. A proud man, he allows vanity to cloud his judgement, believing that he can relinquish the crown, but enjoy the same authority and respect he has always known. Misjudging his children's loyalty he soon finds himself stripped of all the trappings of state, wealth and power he had...