West Side Story (1961)
Romeo and Juliet
The tensions between rival gangs the Jets and the Sharks reach boiling point when Tony, the co-founder of the Jets, meets Maria, the sister of the leader of the Sharks.
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Licence: ERA Licence required
- Type: Entertainment
- Channel: BBC Two
- Duration: 2'21'05''
- Broadcast date: 2019
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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- Shakespeare Archive Resource
A Bit of Fry and Laurie | S1E5
Comedy sketch series written and performed by Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie. This episode includes a sketch, ‘Ignore’, in which Hugh Laurie is an earnest ‘modern’ lecturer standing in front of a inert audience which ignores him throughout. He is attempting to teach Romeo and Juliet and reads the parts of both Romeo and Juliet from Act III v ‘Wilt thou be gone’ and then challenges the audience to assess its relevance to modern-day Britain. Stephen Fry is Mr Lewis, his role not explained, who sits silent by the side of the blackboard; Laurie having told the audience to ignore him.
Upstart Crow | S1
Shakespearean sitcom: Will struggles to find inspiration for Romeo while at the same time having to deal with an angry actor, a very annoying house-guest and his family's not-terribly-helpful script suggestions.