CBC Drama Special Romeo and Juliet
The excitement of live theatre comes to the screen in this special Stratford production of Shakespeare's classic love story. Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love at a masked ball, but their love is doomed by an ancient and unreasonable grudge between their families. Stratford director Richard Monette has set the play in the time of Mussolini's Fascist Italy, ...
- 1993
- 02:42:05
- 13-14
- Added on: 06/14/2013
Stratford Festival Romeo and Juliet
Two families of Verona, the Montagues and the Capulets, are embroiled in a long-standing and deadly feud. One night, Romeo, a Montague, gate-crashes a party being given by the Capulets.
- 2018
- 01:57:47
- 13-14
- Added on: 07/13/2020
Wandering Wenda S: The Saga of Skipper Saltysocks and the Singing Sea Serpent
Our super splendid heroes try to save a sea serpent from being snatched by Scottish sea captain, Skipper Saltysocks.
- 2017
- 00:08:40
- 5-8
- Added on: 09/26/2017
CBC Books Shakespeare Selfie: An introduction to Shakespeare with Kenneth Oppel and Philippa Sheppard
Why does the work of Shakespeare continue to be relevant? Kenneth Oppel, author and judge for CBC Books' Shakespeare Selfie 2018 student writing challenge, and Philippa Sheppard, English professor at the University of Toronto, discuss the Bard's continuing popularity in the 21st century, his craft in writing the soliloquy, his ease with both humour and tougher topics like political power ...
- 2018
- 00:06:58
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/20/2018
CBC Books Shakespeare Selfie: Current affairs in fiction with Sharon Bala
Novelist Sharon Bala shares what sparked her to write about the recent experiences of Tamil refugees. For students working on their entries for CBC Books' Shakespeare Selfie youth writing challenge, Sharon's advice will inspire them to search for real-life details when depicting current events through fiction.
- 2018
- 00:02:47
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/21/2018
CBC Books Shakespeare Selfie: David Chariandy on getting into your character's head
Novelist David Chariandy (Brother) delves into his writing process, how he gets into a character's head and the importance of the question "what if."
- 2019
- 00:02:42
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/26/2019
CBC Books Shakespeare Selfie: Kristin Kreuk on elements of a great monologue
Kristin Kreuk (The Burden of Truth, Smallville) talks about what makes a monologue powerful from her perspective as an actor. Learning how she prepares for a performance and what makes the material easy to work with may help students prepare for CBC Books' Shakespeare Selfie student writing challenge.
- 2018
- 00:02:24
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/21/2018
CBC Books Shakespeare Selfie: Performance of 2017 winner (Grades 7 to 9) – That Something Wicked by Ali Nelson
Actress Bahareh Yaraghi performs the winning entry from the 2017 Shakespeare Selfie student writing challenge, Grades 7 to 9 category. "That Something Wicked" was written by Ali Nelson, who attends Abbey Park High School in Oakville, Ont. She wrote about the Syrian Civil War from the perspective of Macbeth's First Weird Sister.
- 2018
- 00:02:18
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/21/2018
CBC Books Shakespeare Selfie: Reading of 2018 winner (Grades 7 to 9) – The Universe's Greatest Love Story by Cynthia Gan
Cynthia Gan, 14, won the Grades 7 to 9 category of the 2018 Shakespeare Selfie student writing challenge. Her poem on the total solar eclipse of 2017 was inspired by the star cross'd lovers and written from the perspective of Friar Laurence from Romeo & Juliet. Gan attends Richmond Christian Secondary School in Richmond, B.C. The text of her poem can ...
- 2018
- 00:02:43
- 13-14
- Added on: 03/26/2019
Bookaboo Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Cat Burglar with Bruce Greenwood
Bookaboo and Star Trek legend Bruce Greenwood go to the ends of the earth to share the wonderfully funny story Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam: The Cat Burglar.
- 2016
- 00:11:10
- 5-8
- Added on: 01/08/2018
