SHAKESPEARE'S BIRTHDAY
William Shakespeare is believed to have been born about this time (no actual record of his birth exists) in 1564. He apparently also died on this date in 1616.
Most of us have at least read 3 or 4 of his most famous plays--usually while in high school. But, of course, they were meant to be acted and most of us have probably SEEN more of his plays, on film or in live theater productions, than we've read. Many excellent film versions have been made and many are available at the Elk Grove Village Library:
A Midsummer Night's Dream (VP MIDS) & (DVD MIDS)(1999--starring Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Rupert Everett)
The Taming of the Shrew (VP TAMI) (1967--Zefferelli's production starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor)
Richard III (VP RICH) (1995--starring Ian McKellen, set in "alternative fascist England")
Othello (VP OTHE) (1995--starring Laurence Fishburn and Kenneth Branagh)
Othello (VP OTHE) (2002--starring Eamonn Walker andKeeley Hawes, set in modern day London)
Twelfth Night (VP TWEL) (1996--starring Helena Bonham Carter and Ben Kingsley)
Hamlet (VP HAML) (1948--starring Laurence Olivier)
Hamlet (NEW DVD HAML) (1990--starring Mel Gibson)
Hamlet (VP HAML) (1996--starring Kenneth Branagh)
Hamlet (DVD HAML) (2001--starring Ethan Hawke)
Henry V (VP HENR) (1989--starring Kenneth Branagh)
Henry V (DVD HENR) (1944--starring Laurence Olivier)
Love's Labours Lost (VP LOVE) (2000--starring Kenneth Branagh and Alicia Silverstone; musical version set in 1930's)
Much Ado About Nothing (VP MUCH) & (DVD MUCH) (1993--starring Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson)
Romeo + Juliet (DVD ROME) (1999--starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes)
Romeo and Juliet (DVD 792.84 ROM) (1966--ballet version starring Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev)
Romeo and Juliet (VP 792.8 ROM) (1984--ballet version starring Alessandra Ferri)
Macbeth (VP 782.1 MAC) (1972--Verdi's opera version starring Kostas Paskalis)
There is also the BBC series, The Complete Works of Shakespeare on both VHS and DVD in the 822.33 section, which include versions of the plays cited above as well as more titles: Henry VI, Parts I, II, & II; The Merchant of Venice; Cymbeline; A Comedy of Errors; A Merchant of Venice; The Winter's Tale; Richard II; As You Like It; Pericles, Prince of Tyre; The Merry Wives of Windsor; King John; Measure for Measure; The Tempest; Two Gentlemen of Verona; Henry VIII; King Lear; Coriolanus; Antony and Cleopatra; Timon of Athens; Julius Caesar; Titus Andronicus; Troilus and Cressida
Looking For Richard (VP LOOK) (1996--Al Pacino's take on Richard III with rehearsals, discussions and selected scenes)
Most of us have at least read 3 or 4 of his most famous plays--usually while in high school. But, of course, they were meant to be acted and most of us have probably SEEN more of his plays, on film or in live theater productions, than we've read. Many excellent film versions have been made and many are available at the Elk Grove Village Library:
A Midsummer Night's Dream (VP MIDS) & (DVD MIDS)(1999--starring Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Rupert Everett)
The Taming of the Shrew (VP TAMI) (1967--Zefferelli's production starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor)
Richard III (VP RICH) (1995--starring Ian McKellen, set in "alternative fascist England")
Othello (VP OTHE) (1995--starring Laurence Fishburn and Kenneth Branagh)
Othello (VP OTHE) (2002--starring Eamonn Walker andKeeley Hawes, set in modern day London)
Twelfth Night (VP TWEL) (1996--starring Helena Bonham Carter and Ben Kingsley)
Hamlet (VP HAML) (1948--starring Laurence Olivier)
Hamlet (NEW DVD HAML) (1990--starring Mel Gibson)
Hamlet (VP HAML) (1996--starring Kenneth Branagh)
Hamlet (DVD HAML) (2001--starring Ethan Hawke)
Henry V (VP HENR) (1989--starring Kenneth Branagh)
Henry V (DVD HENR) (1944--starring Laurence Olivier)
Love's Labours Lost (VP LOVE) (2000--starring Kenneth Branagh and Alicia Silverstone; musical version set in 1930's)
Much Ado About Nothing (VP MUCH) & (DVD MUCH) (1993--starring Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson)
Romeo + Juliet (DVD ROME) (1999--starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes)
Romeo and Juliet (DVD 792.84 ROM) (1966--ballet version starring Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev)
Romeo and Juliet (VP 792.8 ROM) (1984--ballet version starring Alessandra Ferri)
Macbeth (VP 782.1 MAC) (1972--Verdi's opera version starring Kostas Paskalis)
There is also the BBC series, The Complete Works of Shakespeare on both VHS and DVD in the 822.33 section, which include versions of the plays cited above as well as more titles: Henry VI, Parts I, II, & II; The Merchant of Venice; Cymbeline; A Comedy of Errors; A Merchant of Venice; The Winter's Tale; Richard II; As You Like It; Pericles, Prince of Tyre; The Merry Wives of Windsor; King John; Measure for Measure; The Tempest; Two Gentlemen of Verona; Henry VIII; King Lear; Coriolanus; Antony and Cleopatra; Timon of Athens; Julius Caesar; Titus Andronicus; Troilus and Cressida
Looking For Richard (VP LOOK) (1996--Al Pacino's take on Richard III with rehearsals, discussions and selected scenes)
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