King Lear

Synopsis

Video recording, using three cameras,of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1993 production of King Lear. Directed by Adrian Noble with Robert Stephens as Lear.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. col. 201 min.

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of production

1993

Notes

The RSC recorded two performances using a single camera at the RST (8 January 1994) and the Barbican (13 June 1994). These recordings are catalogued separately.

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

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Credits

Director

Adrian Noble

Writer

William Shakespeare

Production Design

Anthony Ward

Cast

Abigail McKern
David Bradley
David Calder
Ian Hughes (2)
Janet Dale
Jenny Quayle
John Normington
Mark Lockyer
Owen Teale
Richard Clothier
Robert Stephens
Simon Dormandy
Simon Russell Beale
Stuart Bunce
Tim Hudson

Archive

Name

V&A Theatre & Performance Collections: National Video Archive of Performance

Email

tmenquiries@vam.ac.uk

Web

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Phone

020 7942 2697

Fax

020 7471 9864

Address

Blythe House
23 Blythe Road
London
W14 0QX