the Globe giveth, and the Globe taketh away

[tempestsarekind]

I am quite pleased that The Duchess of Malfi is going to be a part of the 2015 Globe On Screen season (assuming of course that my local cinemas are still interested in screening them). But I am disappointed that it won't also be available on DVD and Globe Player - it would be so much easier to think about teaching non-Shakespearean Renaissance drama if there were solid, recent productions readily available to show one's students.

(I'm sure this is a licensing thing because the BBC showed the production - but knowing that doesn't make this any less disappointing.)

UPDATE: According to the Globe twitter account, they "haven't confirmed whether Malfi will be released on DVD yet," so there's a possibility that it might be. Fingers crossed!
https://twitter.com/The_Globe/status/542684556755619842