King John
- Synopsis
- Video recording of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2012 production of King John directed by Maria Aberg. Alex Waldmann is King John. The roles of Philip the Bastard and Hubert are conflated and played by a woman.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Notes
- The production was also filmed by the V&A National Video Archive of Performance. The recording is catalogued separately on this database.
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- gender representation; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Gender reversal; World Shakespeare Festival 2012
Credits
- Director
- Maria Aberg
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Production Design
- Naomi Dawson
- Cast
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
- 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
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