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Title Performance. Measure for measure / William Shakespeare ; adapted for television by David Thacker ; producer, Peter Cregeen ; director, David Thacker.

Publication Info. London, England : British Broadcasting Corporation, 1994.

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Description 1 online resource (117 minutes)
Playing Time 015700
Description data file
Note Title from resource description page (viewed February 08, 2017).
Cast Tom Wilkinson, Corin Redgrave, Juliet Aubrey, Den Miles, Rob Edwards, Ian Bannen.
Summary Sexually transmitted disease is reaching epidemic proportions. Prostitution, licentiousness and petty crime are on the increase and a new government reintroduces capital punishment for sexual offences. Modern themes in an age-old play as William Shakespeare explores the darker side of society.
Language In English.
Local Note Alexander Street Theatre Performance and Design Collection: BBC Literary Adaptations in Video
Subject Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Measure for measure -- Television adaptations.
Sex and law -- Drama.
Vienna (Austria) -- Social conditions -- Drama.
Genre/Form Televised plays.
Added Author Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Measure for measure.
Thacker, David, director.
Cregeen, Peter, producer.
British Broadcasting Corporation, production company.
Added Title Measure for measure