It’s here at last! The ‘executive’ version of Beowulf - much more economical of your time than the Hollywood version! As promised in an earlier posting on this blog, the performance of Shire Productions dramatisation of Beowulf is now available on YouTube in two parts. The heroic Anglo
-Saxon poem Beowulf was adapted and produced by my wife Vivienne Wilkes, who leads Shire Productions ( http://www.shireproductions.co.uk/ ). Filming and production of the video was by Roger Cunningham. The outdoor performances were in the historic setting of Moseley Bog as part of Birmingham's Middle-earth weekend in May.
-Saxon poem Beowulf was adapted and produced by my wife Vivienne Wilkes, who leads Shire Productions ( http://www.shireproductions.co.uk/ ). Filming and production of the video was by Roger Cunningham. The outdoor performances were in the historic setting of Moseley Bog as part of Birmingham's Middle-earth weekend in May.The adaptation is unique and suitable for production by other groups. If any group is interested in the script, contact vivienne Wilkes through the Shire Productions website. The tale itself is in two parts - when Beowulf was young and fought Grendel and many years later when he engaged in a to-the-death fight with a dragon. Incidentally there is a very good professional Icelandic production (in English) available on DVD - Beowulf and Grendel. Recommended. Meanwhile, if you’ve twelve minutes to spare, I hope you enjoy our own modest efforts! To view the video, go to the YouTube site and in the YouTube search box on the site key in: testmatch beowulf
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