Winter’s Tale, The

Synopsis

Video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1986 production of The Winter’s Tale. Directed by Terry Hands with Penny Downie as Hermione/Perdita and Jeremy Irons as Leontes.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Notes

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Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Doubling of roles

Credits

Director

Terry Hands

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Nigel Hess

Production Design

Gerard Howland

Costume

Alexander Reid

Cast

Bernard Horsfall
Brian Lawson
Caroline Johnson
Cornelia Hayes
Eileen Page
Gary Love
Gillian Barge
Henry Goodman
Jeremy Irons
Joe Melia
Mark Lindley
Martin Hicks
Nathaniel Parker
Patrick Robinson
Paul Greenwood
Penny Downie
Raymond Bowers
Richard Easton
Richard Parry
Roger Moss
Roger Watkins
Sam Irons
Sean O’Callaghan
Simon Russell Beale
Stanley Dawson
Susie Fairfax

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

Archive

Name

Shakespeare Birthplace Collections

Email

collections@shakespeare.org.uk

Web

https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window

Address

Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW