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Winter’s Tale, The: A Production Casebook

Synopsis
This Royal Shakespeare Company production from the 1998/1999 season, recorded at the Barbican, is presented as a production casebook - an edited version of the production and interviews with key members of the cast and the RSC production team. The interviews illuminate the creative and technical challenges of staging the play.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
1999
Year of production
1999
Notes
The full-length three-hour production (catalogued separately) is available on DVD, with 40 minutes of interviews provided as a DVD extra. The production was also videotaped by the RSC at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and this recording is catalogued separately.
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
drama in English; drama production; Royal Shakespeare Company; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Related items
Winter’s Tale, The
Winter’s Tale, The

Distribution Formats

Type
VHS
Format
PAL
Price
£17.99 (inclusive)
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
124 minutes
Year
2003

Production Company

Name

Royal Shakespeare Company

Web
https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window
Address
Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Heritage Theatre

Email
info@heritagetheatre.com
Web
http://www.heritagetheatre.com External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7243 2750
Address
8 Clanricarde Gardens
London
W2 4NA
Name

Trumedia Ltd

Contact
Bill Cotton
Email
sales@trumedia.co.uk
Web
https://trumedia.co.uk/ External site opens in new window
Phone
01865 847837
Fax
01865 847837
Address
9 Meadow View
Kidlington
Kidlington
OX5 2XY
Notes
Trumedia supplies video tapes and DVDs to UK schools, colleges and universities and is geared up to take official orders from educational institutions. The catalogue highlights programmes likely to be of use in the curriculum, but the company can supply any video in current UK distribution, as well as some deleted titles. Particularly strong in the areas of English literature and drama, as well as history, natural history, art & artists, and foreign language films.
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