Shakespeare: Antony and Cleopatra

Synopsis: Gregory Doran talks to Heather Neill about his 2006 production of Antony and Cleopatra for the Royal Shakespeare Company, his first production in the Complete Works Festival. He speaks of the epic and domestic nature of the play and how the Swan Theatres supports the intimate nature. He thinks of Egypt and Rome as being horizontal and vertical worlds. Doran sees Antony as a portrait of a man disintegrating. He speaks of the play-acting nature of the relationship, there being only once scene when Antony and Cleopatra are alone. Doran talks about the role of the Clown, the lovers being older, how Cleopatra would have been played by a boy in Shakespeare’s time. He relates a visit to Egypt where he looked for images of Cleopatra and talks at some length on the role and character of Enobarbus and John Hopkins’ playing of Octavius Caesar.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Audio; Multimedia
Notes: Recordings can be listened to online at the Theatrevoice archive: http://www.theatrevoice.com/the_archive (accessed 3/2009).
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Complete Works Festival (Stratford upon Avon 2006-7)
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