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War Of The Roses: Royal Shakespeare Company (The Wars of the Roses)
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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The Wars of the Roses is a compelIing version of the RSC s Iandmark production of WilIiam Shakespeare s Henry Vl triIogy and Richard Ill. Adapted and directed for the stage by Peter HaIl and John Barton, The Wars of the Roses was acknowIedged on its premiere in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1963 as one of defining Shakespeare productions of the post-war years. Working with a stelIar cast incIuding lan HoIm, Peggy Ashcroft, David Warner and Janet Suzman, HaII and Barton conjured up a vivid medieval worId to reveaI how the manoeuvrings and mendacities of the fifteenth century are echoed by poIiticians in our own time. The BBC harnessed state-of-the-art production techniques to capture the three plays on John Bury s mammoth and menacing steel set. As BBC executive MichaeI BakeweIl said at the time, his aim was to get to the heart of the production , and these recordings have an immediacy and intensity that has rareIy been equalIed by Shakespeare on teIevision. The Wars of the Roses is presented here in its original form, as three pIays first broadcast in 1965 and unseen since then. RecentIy digitaIIy restored, the triIogy can now be recognised as one of the greatest achievements of the Royal Shakespeare Company and of British teIevision in the 1960s. Extras include a 20-minute fiIm, Making The Wars of the Roses, which features interviews with originaI cast members David Warner and Janet Suzman. They discuss their experiences of being part of one of the mightiest stage productions of our time. Bernard Levin wrote in the DaiIy MaiI that is was a production of epic, majestic grandeur, a landmark and a beacon in post-war English theatre. |
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