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Richard II Live from the Globe

Synopsis
Live recording of Mark Rylance’s all-male production of Richard II directed for Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre by Tim Carroll. Corin Redgrave, Zoe Wanamaker and Michael Wood discuss the performance and the play’s historical context. Introduced by Andrew Marr.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Notes
Interactive features (the red button on a digital handset) provided a subtitled running commentary from Variety critic Matt Woolf, and members of the audience were interviewed about their expectations for the evening.
Video recordings of selected performances of the production may be viewed at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre by appointment.
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); All-male casts

Credits

Director
Tim Carroll
Music
Claire van Kampen; William Lyons
Costume
Jenny Tiramani; Luca Costigliolo
Contributor
Andrew Marr; Corin Redgrave; Michael Wood; Zoë Wanamaker
Cast
Albie Woodington 
Chu Omambala 
Gerald Kyd 
John McEnery 
Justin Shevlin 
Liam Brennan 
Mark Rylance 
Michael Brown 
Patrick Brennan 
Patrick Toomey 
Peter Shorey 
Richard Glaves 
Terence McGinity 
William Osborne 

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web
http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7436 0165
Address
21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
Name

Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service

Email
services@bufvc.ac.uk
Web
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Phone
020 7393 1514
Fax
020 7393 1555
Address
For Learning on Screen Members only
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ
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