National Youth Theatre: Coriolanus

Alternative title

Coriolanus

Synopsis

Televised recording of Michael Croft’s National Youth Theatre Company stage production set in 1914. John Nightingale is Coriolanus.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Availability

No archive copy found (2007)

Notes

The production was set in the period just before World War I, drawing parallels between the militant nationalism of Coriolanus and the doctrines of the Kaiser in the Second Reich.

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Youth Theatre

Credits

Director

Roger Jenkins

Producer

Bernard Hepton; Michael Croft

Writer

William Shakespeare

Art Direction

Barry Newberry; Christopher Lawrence

Cast

Charlotte Womersley
David Stockton
Derek Seaton
Elizabeth Holmes
John Nightingale
Leslie Robarts
Mark Powell
Mary Grimes
Robert Davies
Timothy Block
Timothy Meats

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)