Antony and Cleopatra

Synopsis

A video recording, using a single, fixed camera of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1982 studio production of Antony and Cleopatra. Directed by Adrian Noble with Michael Gambon as Antony and Helen Mirren as Cleopatra.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Notes

"The monotone starkness of Stratford is to be replaced by a uniform black, against which the action in Rome and Egypt, played without fanfares and scene changes, is given only lighting for contrast; the costumes remain almost brutally functional models of robe and uniform." Richard Ingram, The Guardian, (2 April 83).

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director

Adrian Noble

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

George Fenton

Production Design

Nadine Baylis

Cast

Albie Woodington
Bob Peck
Clive Wood
David Glover
David Troughton
Helen Mirren
Jonathan Hyde
Josette Simon
Ken Bones
Michael Fitzgerald
Michael Gambon
Niall Padden
Nigel Harrison
Paul Webster
Penelope Beaumont
Phillip Walsh
Sorcha Cusack
Tom Mannion

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