ATWAS EZ (The Short Form)

ATWAS EZ (the short form)

These are my picks for the best film or TV versions of each of the plays. Each play has all the productions I’ve seen in my order of preference. If you only have time to watch one, I suggest you watch the first one.

Henry VI, Part 2

Probably written somewhere around 1590-91

1. Henry VI, Part 2. Dir. Jane Howell. Perf. Peter Benson, Julia Foster, and David Burke. 1982. DVD. Ambrose, 2002. (imdb.com)

Henry VI, Part 3

Probably written somewhere around 1590-91

1. Henry VI, Part 3. Dir. Jane Howell. Perf. Peter Benson, Julia Foster, and David Burke. 1983. DVD. Ambrose, 2001. (imdb.com)

Henry VI, Part 1

Probably written somewhere around 1591-92

1. Henry VI, Part 1. Dir. Jane Howell. Perf. Jonathan Miller, Jane Howell, and Peter Benson. 1982. DVD. Ambrose, 2000. (imdb.com)

Richard III

Probably written somewhere around 1592-93

1. Richard III. Dir. Richard Loncraine. Perf. Ian McKellen, Anette Benning, and Jim Broadbent. 1995. DVD. MGM, 2000. (imdb.com)
2. The Tragedy of Richard III. Dir. Jane Howell. Perf. Peter Benson, Anthony Brown, and David Burke. 1982. DVD. Ambrose, 2000. (imdb.com)
3. Richard III. Dir. Laurence Olivier. Perf. Laurence Olivier, Colley Cibber, and David Garricle. 1955. DVD. Criterion, 2009. (imdb.com)

Comedy of Errors

Probably written somewhere around 1592-93

1. The Comedy of Errors. Dir. James Cellan Jones. Perf. Cyril Cusack, Charles Gray, and Nicholas Chagrin. 1983. DVD. Ambrose, 2001. (imdb.com)

Titus Andronicus

Probably written somewhere around 1593-94

1. Titus. Dir. Julie Taymor. Perf. Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Lange, and Alan Cumming. 1999. DVD. 20th Century Fox, 2006. (imdb.com)
2. Titus Andronicus. Dir. Jane Howell. Perf. Paul Davies-Prowls, Edward Hardwick, and Walter Brown. 1985. DVD. Ambrose, 2001. (imdb.com)

Taming of the Shrew

Probably written somewhere around 1593-94

1. Taming of the Shrew. Dir. William Ball and Kirk Browning. Perf. Fredi Olster, Marc Singer, and Stephen St. Paul. 1976. DVD. Kultur, 2002. (imdb.com)
2. Taming of the Shrew. Dir. Richard Monette. Perf. Colm Feore, Goldie Semple, and Henry Czerny. CBC, 1988. DVD, Morningstar, 2003. (imdb.com)
3. Taming of the Shrew. Dir. Franco Zefferelli. Perf. Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and Cyril Cusack. 1967. DVD. Columbia, 1999. (imdb.com)
4. Taming of the Shrew. Dir. Jonathan Miller. Perf. Simon Chandler, Anthony Pedley, and John Cleese. 1980. DVD. Ambrose, 2000. (imdb.com)
5. Kiss Me Kate. Dir. George Sidney. Perf. Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, and Ann Miller. 1953. DVD. Warner, 2003. (imdb.com)
6. 10 Things I Hate About You. Dir. Gil Junger. Perf. Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, and Joseph Gordon-Leavitt. 1999. DVD. Buena Vista, 2010. (imdb.com)

Two Gentlemen of Verona

Probably written somewhere around 1594-95

1. Two Gentlemen of Verona. Dir. Don Taylor. Perf. Frank Barrie, Tessa Peake-Jones, and Tony Haygarth. 1983. DVD. Ambrose, 2002. (imdb.com)