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• School for Scandal | DVD | (27/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Stage on Screen presents a Greenwich Theatre production of The School for Scandal by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Using the full text, this effervescent, hilarious, and beautifully staged production moves at high speed, challenging the audience to keep up with the intricately wrought and brilliant comedy of Sheridan's masterpiece. "You know this is going to be fun... it is a delight... a production to relish" The British Theatre Guide

• Doctor Faustus | DVD | (04/10/2010) from £6.48   |  Saving you £9.51 (146.76%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Stage on Screen presents a Greenwich Theatre production of Dr Faustus by Christopher Marlowe. Using the unabridged A text version of the play, this lucid, stylish and energetic production captures perfectly both the horror and dark humour of Marlowe's tragic work. "Atmospheric... diabolically convincing...flashes of fiery poetry...directed with laudable clarity" Time Out. THE STAGE REVIEW I've never been very happy about films of plays shot in theatres during live performances because they are usually too static to make the best use of film and the sound is rarely satisfactory. Stage on Screen's DVD of Greenwich Theatre's November 2009 production of Doctor Faustus, however, confounded all my negative expectations because it is extremely watchable and really does give you the best of both worlds - the advantage of close-up shots and the sense of being at a live performance. Gareth Kennerley is magnificent in the huge role of Doctor Faustus, taking the character adeptly from casual, confident academic to the depths of manic despair. I loved Beatrice Curnew's gravelly, unequivocal delivery of the Chorus part and Tim Treloar gets the balance between disingenuous humour and ruthlessness just right in Mephistopheles. Guy Burgess is good value as Wagner and some of the ensemble work in depicting all those sins is very fine. The climax is compelling - even on a small screen. It was, evidently, impeccably directed by Elizabeth Freestone and imaginatively filmed by outside broadcaster Chris Cowey. And I need not have worried about the sound. It is well balanced and fully audible. Optional full-text subtitles (including simple stage directions such as 'Faustus shrieks') will help anyone new to the play as well as deaf and hard of hearing viewers. Susan Elkin, Education Editor

• The Duchess of Malfi (3 discs) | DVD | (28/01/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

• Volpone (3 discs) | DVD | (28/01/2013) from £47.23   |  Saving you £-12.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

• The Duchess of Malfi | DVD | (25/10/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Stage on Screen presents a Greenwich Theatre production of The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster. This frightening and savage production proves why the play is considered one of the great achievements of English Drama, and epic revenge tragedy that begins with a love story and ends in a bloody nightmare. "A thrilling portrayal of a family torn apart by lust and lies" London Evening Standard. "The best spoken, most intelligently staged and thrillingly effective Malfi I've seen in years" The Stage. "Much of the pleasure of this revival lies in re-encountering Webster's language... full of savage poetry" The Guardian

• Volpone | DVD | (27/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  Stage on Screen presents a Greenwich Theatre production of Volpone by Ben Jonson. Considered amongst the finest of Jacobean comedies. This is a brilliantly staged production of Jonson's merciless satire of greed and lust. "Richly engaging.. especially Mark Hadfield, whose energetically lugubrious turn is the show's greatest pleasure." Time Out "The two leads have the makings of a delicious double act." The Times

• Doctor Faustus (3 discs) | DVD | (28/01/2013) from £47.23   |  Saving you £-12.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

• School For Scandal (3 discs) | DVD | (28/01/2013) from £47.23   |  Saving you £-12.24 (N/A%)   |  RRP £34.99

• Volpone | DVD | (13/12/2010) from £80.98   |  Saving you £-20.99 (N/A%)   |  RRP £59.99

  A brand new series of classic plays aimed at the student teacher lecturer and theatre lover alike. Each production is highly polished using professional actors and directors at London's award-winning Greenwich theatre which specialises in productions for young people. Filmed in crystal clear High Definition these DVDs have been designed to deliver the look and feel of a live performance to be watched and enjoyed again and again. Theatre on DVD - the new way to enjoy stage plays and bring set texts to life! Volpone has long been a popular choice as a set text for students. Written by Ben Jonson it was first produced in 1606. Billed as a comedy it also includes elements of tragedy and even animal fable (Volpone is Italian for 'fox'). In essence it's a dark satire on greed and lust and remains Jonson's most performed work. The action takes place in seventeenth-century Venice over the course of one day. The chief characters are Volpone a rich libertine and conman and Mosca his self-seeking servant. They cause chaos with an audacious fraud designed to part the city's wealthiest from their fortunes. The tale twists and turns as all the characters attempt to deceive each other until the whole scheme finally collapses with disastrous consequences for Volpone.

• School For Scandal | DVD | (13/12/2010) from £97.18   |  Saving you £-37.19 (-62.00%)   |  RRP £59.99

  A brand new series of classic plays aimed at the student teacher lecturer and theatre lover alike. Each production is highly polished using professional actors and directors at London's award-winning Greenwich theatre which specialises in productions for young people. Filmed in crystal clear High Definition these DVDs have been designed to deliver the look and feel of a live performance to be watched and enjoyed again and again. Theatre on DVD - the new way to enjoy stage plays and bring set texts to life! With its themes of deceit pride love gossip and capriciousness The School for Scandal is one of the most enduring of all theatre classics. It showcases Sheridan's mastery of farce witty dialogue and delight in satirising upper-class pretension and affectation. Above all it shows how appearances can be deceptive and provides much else in terms of revelation and enjoyment along the way. Often hailed as the best comedy of manners in English The School for Scandal has been a crowd-pleaser for centuries. As a set text for students it has the advantage over some older plays of language that's more accessible (though exquisitely crafted). In addition its themes resonate even (or perhaps especially) today.

• The Duchess of Malfi | DVD | (13/12/2010) from £80.98   |  Saving you £-20.99 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £59.99

  Aimed at the student teacher lecturer and theatre lover alike. Each production is highly polished using professional actors and directors at London's award-winning Greenwich theatre which specialises in productions for young people. Filmed in crystal clear High Definition these DVDs have been designed to deliver the look and feel of a live performance to be watched and enjoyed again and again. Theatre on DVD - the new way to enjoy stage plays and bring set texts to life! The Duchess of Malfi is a popular choice as a set text despite (or perhaps because of) the violence and horror of its later scenes. Generally considered to be the masterpiece of Jacobean playwright John Webster it was first produced in around 1613. It's a macabre tragedy based on actual events and tends to be loved or hated by critics - while consistently captivating audiences across the centuries. Set in Italy in the early fifteenth century it starts out as a love story with the Duchess marrying beneath her class. However her two brothers one cool and corrupt the other violent and warped have other ideas. With incredible plot twists along the way the play ends as an utter tragedy as the brothers take revenge on her destroying themselves in the process.

• Doctor Faustus | DVD | (13/12/2010) from £46.29   |  Saving you £13.70 (22.80%)   |  RRP £59.99

  A brand new series of classic plays aimed at the student teacher lecturer and theatre lover alike. Each production is highly polished using professional actors and directors at London's award-winning Greenwich theatre which specialises in productions for young people. Filmed in crystal clear High Definition these DVDs have been designed to deliver the look and feel of a live performance to be watched and enjoyed again and again. Theatre on DVD - the new way to enjoy stage plays and bring set texts to life! The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus to give it its full title is a play by Christopher Marlowe. It was first published in 1604 at least twelve years after its first performance although the basic tale is much older. Having decided he has accumulated all he can of conventional knowledge Doctor Faustus turns to magic in a quest for greater truths. Before long he ends up selling his soul to the devil - the famous Faustian pact that's entered the language. Dr Faustus gradually realises his terrible mistake. He apparently repents but finally dies the devil coming to collect his soul and his friends the dismembered body.