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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
Alex Waldmann 
Ben Kingsley 
David Fielder 
Jim Kitson 
John Stahl 
Joshua Jenkins 
Mark Holgate 
Mark Jax 
Natalie Klamar 
Neal Barry 
Oscar Pearce 
Paola Dionisotti 
Pippa Nixon 
Simon Coombs 
Siobhan Redmond 
Susie Trayling 

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
View this record on the Shakespeare site for additional details

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