Sir David Mark Rylance Waters, is an English actor, theatre director, and playwright his film appearances include Prospero's Books a 1991 British avant-garde film adaptation of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest", written and directed by ?
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Mark Rylance Sir David Mark Rylance Waters (born 18 January 1960) is an English actor, theatre director, and playwright. He was the first artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe in London, from 1995 to 2005. His film appearances include "Prospero's Books" (1991), "Angels and Insects" (1995), "Institute Benjamenta" (1996), and "Intimacy" (2001). Rylance won the Academy Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Rudolf Abel in "Bridge of Spies" (2015).
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Prospero's Books Prospero's Books is a 1991 British avant-garde film adaptation of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest", written and directed by Peter Greenaway. John Gielgud plays Prospero, the protagonist who provides the off-screen narration and the voices to the other story characters. Stylistically, "Prospero's Books" is narratively and cinematically innovative in its techniques, combining mime, dance, opera, and animation. Edited in Japan, the film makes extensive use of digital image manipulation (using Hi-Vision video inserts and the Paintbox system), often overlaying multiple moving and still pictures with animations. Michael Nyman composed the musical score and Karine Saporta choreographed the dance. The film is also notable for its extensive use of nudity, reminiscent of Renaissance paintings of mythological characters. The nude actors and extras represent a cross-section of male and female humanity.
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David Hunt (actor) David Hunt is an English actor, producer and director who has worked in both Britain and the United States.
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The Witches (1990 film) The Witches is a 1990 British/American dark fantasy horror-comedy film based on the children's novel of the same title by Roald Dahl. It was directed by Nicolas Roeg and produced by The Jim Henson Company for Lorimar Film Entertainment and Warner Bros., starring Anjelica Huston, Mai Zetterling, Rowan Atkinson, and Jasen Fisher. It is the last theatrical film to be produced by Lorimar before the company shut down 3 years later in 1993.
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Macbeth (2006 film) Macbeth is a 2006 Australian adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth". It was directed by Geoffrey Wright and features an ensemble cast led by Sam Worthington in the title role. "Macbeth", filmed in Melbourne and Victoria, was released in Australia on 21 September 2006.
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The Jane Austen Book Club (film) The Jane Austen Book Club is a 2007 American romantic drama film written and directed by Robin Swicord. The screenplay, adapted from the 2004 novel of the same name by Karen Joy Fowler, focuses on a book club formed specifically to discuss the six novels written by Jane Austen. As they delve into Austen's literature, the club members find themselves dealing with life experiences that parallel the themes of the books they are reading.
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David Farr (theatre director) David Farr (born 29 October 1969) is a British writer, theatrical director and Associate Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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Nicholas Hytner Sir Nicholas Robert Hytner (born 7 May 1956) is an English theatre director, film director, and film producer. He was previously the Artistic Director of London's National Theatre. His major successes while director include "Miss Saigon", "The History Boys" and "One Man, Two Guvnors".
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Shakespeare in Love Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 American romantic period comedy-drama film directed by John Madden, written by Marc Norman and playwright Tom Stoppard. The film depicts an imaginary love affair involving Viola de Lesseps (Gwyneth Paltrow) and playwright William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes) while he was writing "Romeo and Juliet". Several characters are based on historical figures, and many of the characters, lines, and plot devices allude to Shakespeare's plays.
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World Shakespeare Bibliography World Shakespeare Bibliography Online is a searchable electronic database consisting of the most comprehensive record of Shakespeare-related scholarship and theatrical productions published or produced worldwide between 1960 and the present. Containing over 146,000 annotated entries, this collected information provides annotated citations for anyone engaged in research on William Shakespeare or Early Modern Britain. It is the single-largest Shakespeare database in the world.
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Pride (2014 film) Pride is a 2014 British LGBT-related historical comedy-drama film written by Stephen Beresford and directed by Matthew Warchus. It was screened as part of the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Queer Palm award. Writer Stephen Beresford said a stage musical adaptation involving director Matthew Warchus is being planned.
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Gnomeo &amp; Juliet Gnomeo & Juliet is a 2011 British-American 3D computer-animated fantasy romantic comedy family film loosely based on William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet". Financed by Disney and released through its Touchstone Pictures banner, the film was independently produced by Rocket Pictures and animated by Starz Animation. It was written and directed by Kelly Asbury, and the two title characters are voiced by James McAvoy and Emily Blunt.
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Grassroots Shakespeare London Grassroots Shakespeare London is a British theatre company based in London, UK. The company specialises in producing accessible works of William Shakespeare inspired by using Elizabethan original theatre practices.
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Henry V (1989 film) Henry V is a 1989 British historical drama film adapted for the screen and directed by Kenneth Branagh, based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name about King Henry V of England. The film stars Branagh in the title role with Paul Scofield, Derek Jacobi, Ian Holm, Emma Thompson, Alec McCowen, Judi Dench, Robbie Coltrane, Brian Blessed, and Christian Bale in supporting roles.
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The Tempest (1911 film) The Tempest (1911) is an American one-reel silent film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play "The Tempest". It was directed by Edwin Thanhouser, and starred Ed Genung as Ferdinand and Florence La Badie as Miranda, and released by Thanhouser Film Corporation. One of the earliest film adaptations of the play, it was released on November 28, 1911.
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Michael Hordern Sir Michael Murray Hordern, CBE (3 October 19112 May 1995) was an English stage and film actor whose career spanned nearly 60 years. He is best known for his Shakespearean roles, especially that of King Lear, which he played to much acclaim on stage in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1969 and London in 1970. He then successfully assumed the role on television five years later. He often appeared in film, rising from a bit part actor in the late 1930s to a member of the main cast; by the time of his death he had appeared in nearly 140 cinema roles. His later work was predominantly in television and radio.
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Leigh Lawson Allan Leigh Lawson (born 21 July 1945) is a British film and stage actor, director and writer.
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Tobias Beer Tobias Beer (born 1976) is an English actor. Born in Cambridge, he studied at Oxford University and the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art . He has worked predominantly in the theatre, and his credits include: "Great Expectations", "Merry Wives of Windsor" (with Judi Dench, Simon Callow and Alistair McGowan), "Twelfth Night" and "The Comedy of Errors" (all for the Royal Shakespeare Company); "The Changeling" for Cheek by Jowl, directed by Declan Donnellan; "Cymbeline", "Twelfth Night", "Macbeth" and "A Midsummer Night's Dream" for the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park In 2015 he will return to the RSC in Death of a Salesman.
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John Waters John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American film director, screenwriter, author, actor, stand-up comedian, journalist, visual artist, and art collector, who rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films.
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Another Country (play) Another Country is a play written by the English playwright Julian Mitchell. It premiered on 5 November 1981 at the Greenwich Theatre, London, and transferred to the West End in March 1982. The play has developed a strong connection with Oxford Playhouse, which revived the play in 2000 in a new production directed by Stephen Henry (transferred to the Arts Theatre, Westminster, from September 2000 until January 2001). It was revived again at Oxford Playhouse in February 2013 by OUDS-supported Oxford University student company Screw the Looking Glass. In September 2013 a successful collaboration between Theatre Royal Bath and Chichester Festival Theatre was directed by Jeremy Herrin, transferring to Trafalgar Studios in 2014.
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List of William Shakespeare screen adaptations The "Guinness Book of Records" lists 410 feature-length film and TV versions of William Shakespeare's plays as having been produced, making Shakespeare the most filmed author ever in any language.
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Your Own Thing Your Own Thing is a rock-styled musical comedy loosely based on "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare. It premiered off-Broadway in early 1968. The music and lyrics are by Hal Hester and Danny Apolinar with the book adaptation by Donald Driver, who also directed the original production. The show was a success, running for 937 performances Off-Broadway and then touring and playing in London and Australia.