Shakespeare retold

Santer, Diederick. (Added Author). Nicholls, David. (Added Author). Percival, Brian. (Added Author). Wilkie, Pier. (Added Author). Moffat, Peter, 1962- (Added Author). Brozel, Mark. (Added Author). Wainwright, Sally. (Added Author). Richards, David. (Added Author). Bowker, Peter. (Added Author). Fraiman, Ed. (Added Author). Parish, Sarah. (Added Author). Lewis, Damian, 1971- (Added Author). Piper, Billie, 1982- (Added Author). McAvoy, James, 1979- (Added Author). Hawes, Keeley, 1977- (Added Author). Armitage, Richard, 1971- (Added Author). Henderson, Shirley, 1965- (Added Author). Sewell, Rufus, 1967- (Added Author). Tompkinson, Stephen. (Added Author). Lawson, Twiggy. (Added Author). Staunton, Imelda, 1953- (Added Author). Paterson, Bill, 1945- (Added Author). James, Lennie. (Added Author). Small, Sharon, 1967- (Added Author). Vegas, Johnny, 1971- (Added Author). Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Much ado about nothing. (Added Author). Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Macbeth. (Added Author). Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Taming of the shrew. (Added Author). Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Midsummer night's dream. (Added Author). 2 Entertain (Firm) (Added Author). BBC Worldwide Ltd. (Added Author). BBC Video (Firm) (Added Author). BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary: Macbeth is the chef in a 3-star restaurant; Beatrice and Benedick are rival co-anchors; Titania and Bottom carouse in a tawdry theme resort; and Petruchio sets out to tame the conservative Kate in a politically incorrect marriage of convenience.

Record details

ISBN: 1419848763
ISBN: 9781419848766
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
2 videodiscs (ca. 360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: [England] : BBC Video : Distributed by BBC Worldwide Americas ; Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2007].

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from container. Originally broadcast on BBC television in 2005. All four plays are based on the works by William Shakespeare. Special features: Interviews with the stars and production team for all four plays.
Formatted Contents Note:	Much ado about nothing / produced by Diederick Santer ; written by David Nicholls ; directed by Brian Percival -- Macbeth / produced by Pier Wilkie ; written by Peter Moffat ; directed by Mark Brozel -- The taming of the shrew / produced by Diederick Santer ; written by Sally Wainwright ; directed by David Richards -- A midsummer night's dream / produced by Pier Wilkie ; written by Peter Bowker ; directed by Ed Fraiman.
Participant or Performer Note:	Much ado about nothing cast: Sarah Parish, Damian Lewis, Billie Piper. Macbeth cast: James McAvoy, Keeley Hawes, Richard Armitage. The taming of the shrew cast: Shirley Henderson, Rufus Sewell, Stephen Tompkinson, Twiggy Lawson. A midsummer night's dream cast: Imelda Staunton, Bill Paterson, Lennie James, Sharon Small, Johnny Vegas.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., DVD-9, NTSC.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.