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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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
017215
Language
English
Subject categories
Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain
Literature → English literature
Literature → Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 - Film and video adaptations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)