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Romeo and Juliet

Synopsis
A videotape record of a stage performance of Romeo and Juliet performed by the St George’s Company at St George’s Playhouse. Peter McEnery as Romeo and Sarah Badel as Juliet.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
1976
Duration
170 mins

Credits

Director
Paul Bosner
Producer
Paul Bosner
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Philip Thorby
Production Design
John Wood (2)
Costume
Jane Robinson (2)
Cast
Peter McEneryRomeo
Sarah BadelJuliet
Joseph O’ConorFriar Laurence
Elvi HaleNurse

Additional Details

Theatre
St George’s Playhouse, London
Theatre company
St George’s Company
Production type
Stage Recordings
Plays
Romeo and Juliet
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General
This was a pilot videotape introducing a plan whereby Television and Educational Classics were to record all 37 plays in repertory performance at the new St George’s Playhouse, an Elizabethan theatre in London. The project never materialised.
Reviews
`St George’s Romeo’, Shakespeare on Film Newsletter, vol. 1, no. 2 April 1997, p1+5.

Production Company

Name

Television and Educational Classics

Address
Audley House
9 North Audley Street
London
WIY 1WF
UK

Archive

Name

Folger Shakespeare Library

Email
reference@folger.edu
Web
http://www.folger.edu External site opens in new window
Phone
(202) 544 4600
Fax
(202) 544 4623
Address
201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington
DC 20003
USA

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