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His Dark Materials

This is a collection of films on the 2003 National Theatre production of His Dark Materials, based on the books by Philip Pullman. The collection includes videos on fight direction, set design and cos... Read more

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Staging the Bear Fight

Staging the Bear Fight

Fight Director Terry King works with two actors on the bear fight, a complex fight sequence from His Dark Materials. Thi... Read more

23 Nov 2012

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Staging the Witch Torture

Staging the Witch Torture

Fight Director Terry King shows the cast how to convincingly stage a torture scene on stage in this video. In this scene... Read more

23 Nov 2012

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Terry King on Fight Direction

Terry King on Fight Direction

Fight Director Terry King talks about directing physical conflict in the theatre. he explains that good fight-arranging ... Read more

23 Nov 2012

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Acting with the Bear Costume

Acting with the Bear Costume

Danny Sapani (Actor) talks about the costume for Iorek Byrnison, a polar bear, in 'His Dark Materials' and working with ... Read more

22 Nov 2012

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Giles Cadle (Set Designer) talks about collaborating with the Director, Sound Designer and Costume Designer to create th... Read more

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Costume Design

Costume Design

Jon Morrell talks about the process for designing costumes for 'His Dark Materials', from his initial inspirations throu... Read more

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Philip Pullman's conversation with the Archbishop of Canterbury

Philip Pullman's conversation with the Archbishop of Canterbury

A conversation about religious education and the representation of religion in drama and entertainment.

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