The Comic Spirit (TEFC)

A look at the different elements of comedy, performed and workshopped by the New Shakespeare Company from the Open Air Theatre in Regent’s Park. Shows sequences from modern comedy routines and relates these ideas of the comic genre to scenes from a number of Shakespearian comedies.

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Credits

producer/director

Noel Hardy

production company

ILEA

Duration

01:00:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1983

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

017215

Language

English

Subject categories

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain

Literature → English literature

Literature → Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 - Film and video adaptations

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1983

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