Synopsis
The fourth of six documentaries on showmen and the shows they promote. Peter Hall is the man who runs the Royal Shakespeare Company, 140 actors, two theatres, a touring unit, a film company in the making.... one of the most powerful theatre groups in the world.
Digging for Britain | Shakespeare's First Theatre
Alice visits excavations at Shakespeare's first theatre in London's Shoreditch, where the Bard began his career and Romeo and Juliet was first performed.
Arena | The National Theatre - Learning Zone
Made especially for schools, this version of the BBC Four Arena programme examines the history and purpose of the National Theatre as it celebrates its 50th anniversary. Short films on Othello and Hamlet, using both rehearsal and performance footage, consider how the National Theatre takes a contemporary approach to Shakespeare's work.