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Beatles play Shakespeare
« on: March 03, 2006, 01:53:07 PM »

I have an incomplete video footage of The Beatles playing a quite funny bit of a Shakespearean play. I had not seen it before and don't know anything about the backgrounds and details of this. Anybody knows more and anybody has a complete footage?

This is some pics from the show:



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Re: Beatles play Shakespeare
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2006, 02:05:07 PM »

Beatles play Shakespeare 28th April 1964


The Beatles in Tudor costumes during rehearsals for their TV special 'Around The Beatles'.

The Beatles act out Act V scene 1 of A Midsummer's Night's Dream. John plays Thisbe; Paul plays Pyramus; George plays Moonshine and Ringo plays Lion.


From here:
http://www.beatles-photos.co.uk/product.php?xProd=9
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Re: Beatles play Shakespeare
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2006, 02:15:00 PM »

Somehow it always failed to get my attention.
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Re: Beatles play Shakespeare
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2006, 02:26:14 PM »

Yeah I have it on DVD not sure about the name of it though.Have only watched it once,not that great.
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Re: Beatles play Shakespeare
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2006, 06:21:23 PM »

I love that little skit they do. I have it on Fun With the Beatles or something like that. Paul and John are hilarious.
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Re: Beatles play Shakespeare
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2006, 09:11:57 PM »

Yeah, Raxo is right on the money!

It's from a show called Around The Beatles - so called because the Beatles are performing with the audience (of screaming girls!) all around them - the title was derived from the Shakespearian tradition of performing plays 'in the round'.

Also appearing on the show were Long John Baldry, Sounds Incorporated and, making his very first appearance on British TV, PJ Proby!

The show, filmed at Wembley Studios London, was broadcast on 28th April 1964. The show gives the impression that they are performing live - they are not! They actually recorded their songs on 19th April at IBC studios, Portland Place, London, and mimed to them on the show!

The set list of the show is as follows:

Twist And Shout
Roll Over Beethoven
I Wanna Be Your Man
Long Tall Sally
Medley:
Love Me Do/Please Please Me/From Me To You/She Loves You/I Want To Hold Your Hand
Can't Buy Me Love
Shout

The interesting thing about THIS set is the fact that Shout (an Isley Brothers hit from 1959) is performed! Actually it's more like Shout part 2, which was the b-side of Shout - the bit where it goes "a little bit louder now...". This is the only recorded version available of this track.

Four of the tracks (without screams!) appear on the Anthology One CD - I Wanna Be Your Man, Long Tall Sally, Boys and an edited version of Shout. The good news is there is (or was!) a video available of their performance - however, this did not feature the Shakesperian sketch. The video was called (rather confusingly!) The Beatles Live Ready Steady Go Special Edition. It was released in 1985 by DCI (Dave Clark International) & Picture Music.

The full show, including the sketches and PJ Proby etc is available on bootleg (I'll let you know full details if anyone is interested in tracking this down!).
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Re: Beatles play Shakespeare
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Re: Beatles play Shakespeare
« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2006, 07:43:12 AM »

BTW, do Brits cringe when American's attempt Shakespeare? Cuz I just saw Shakespeare's Twelfth Night at my school, and even I couldn't get past the American accents. It just doesn't sound right.

Anyway, where is this entire performance available? I only have the Midsummer Night part. I haven't come across the entire show.
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Re: Beatles play Shakespeare
« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2006, 12:58:35 PM »

Thanks, The End, for all that info ... awesome!!!  :o  ;D
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Re: Beatles play Shakespeare
« Reply #9 on: March 04, 2006, 10:39:06 PM »

Quote from: The_End
Yeah, Raxo is right on the money!

It's from a show called Around The Beatles - so called because the Beatles are performing with the audience (of screaming girls!) all around them - the title was derived from the Shakespearian tradition of performing plays 'in the round'.

Also appearing on the show were Long John Baldry, Sounds Incorporated and, making his very first appearance on British TV, PJ Proby!

The show, filmed at Wembley Studios London, was broadcast on 28th April 1964. The show gives the impression that they are performing live - they are not! They actually recorded their songs on 19th April at IBC studios, Portland Place, London, and mimed to them on the show!

The set list of the show is as follows:

Twist And Shout
Roll Over Beethoven
I Wanna Be Your Man
Long Tall Sally
Medley:
Love Me Do/Please Please Me/From Me To You/She Loves You/I Want To Hold Your Hand
Can't Buy Me Love
Shout

The interesting thing about THIS set is the fact that Shout (an Isley Brothers hit from 1959) is performed! Actually it's more like Shout part 2, which was the b-side of Shout - the bit where it goes "a little bit louder now...". This is the only recorded version available of this track.

Four of the tracks (without screams!) appear on the Anthology One CD - I Wanna Be Your Man, Long Tall Sally, Boys and an edited version of Shout. The good news is there is (or was!) a video available of their performance - however, this did not feature the Shakesperian sketch. The video was called (rather confusingly!) The Beatles Live Ready Steady Go Special Edition. It was released in 1985 by DCI (Dave Clark International) & Picture Music.

The full show, including the sketches and PJ Proby etc is available on bootleg (I'll let you know full details if anyone is interested in tracking this down!).
yeah i want it.....find out...the beginning is a hoot too with ringo in tights shooting the cannon.....the proby and baldry are great too....i need the whole show....

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Re: Beatles play Shakespeare
« Reply #10 on: March 05, 2006, 10:03:44 AM »

I'm d/loading it too...
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Re: Beatles play Shakespeare
« Reply #11 on: March 05, 2006, 01:34:59 PM »

Hi Marshall! This is the bootleg which contains the whole show:

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Re: Beatles play Shakespeare
« Reply #12 on: March 05, 2006, 03:25:04 PM »

not just the bleatles part but the whole thing????
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Re: Beatles play Shakespeare
« Reply #13 on: March 05, 2006, 03:26:11 PM »

i want the proby baldry stuff too....
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Re: Beatles play Shakespeare
« Reply #14 on: March 05, 2006, 04:13:52 PM »

I bought this DVD a while ago:
http://www.thebtls.co.uk/tbatw.htm
The whole show is on it.
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Re: Beatles play Shakespeare
« Reply #15 on: March 05, 2006, 05:38:46 PM »

Quote from: pc31
not just the bleatles part but the whole thing????

Yep, the whole show - including Baldry and Proby.
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« Reply #16 on: March 05, 2006, 09:05:09 PM »

The Thisby sketch is priceless.
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Re: Beatles play Shakespeare
« Reply #19 on: March 07, 2006, 03:31:10 PM »

This is all I've got ... the beginning ...


http://s61.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1IYVYM9OKQPOB2K7SPIZW5T2U1



... for their Xmas Records sketches? ...

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