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megustaleer
4th February 2008, 09:17 PM
This will be a short thread, as there is so rarely any Shakespeare on TV, but I spotted this (http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/listings/programme.shtml?day=thursday&service_id=4224&filename=20080207/20080208_0200_4224_22057_90) hidden away in the small hours of Friday morning this week.

Yes! 2am!! The National Youth Theatre production of The Merchant Of Venice, followed at 03.30 by a half-hour long, animated version, of Macbeth.

Presumably part of an education strand, to be recorded for classroom use by teachers, but I should think it might be interesting for any Shakey fan to see yet another company's version.

Huntress
5th February 2008, 10:29 AM
Last year they done the bbc done the shakespheare retold series. They where really good i espcially liked the taming of the shrew. Im hoping that they do some more of them.

Barblue
5th February 2008, 12:19 PM
Many thanks Meg. I notice the MofV is abridged :( but could stil be interesting. Now I really must remember to set my video (still on old recording systems I'm afraid). :rolleyes: