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Coriolanus

Synopsis
A videorecording of the 2006 Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre’s production of Coriolanus directed by Dominic Dromgoole with Jonathan Cake in the title role.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
2006
Duration
180 including interval.

Credits

Director
Dominic Dromgoole
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
William Lyons
Production Design
Mike Britton
Cast
Jonathan CakeCaius Martius Coriolanus
Margot LeicesterVolumnia
Mo SesayTullus Aufidius
Robin SoansMenenius Agrippa
Joe MarcellCominius
Frank McCusterSicinius Velutus
Jane MurphyVirgilia
John DougallJunius Brutus

Additional Details

Theatre
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
Production type
Stage Recordings
Historical period
Elizabethan
Plays
Coriolanus
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre makes several recordings of a single production, using three fixed cameras, to enable practitioners and researchers to observe how the play has developed during the run.
General
Coriolanus is the first production by Dromgoole as Artistic Director of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.
History
The production formed part of The Edges of Rome season, running May 5-13 August 2006.
Reviews
Billington, Michael, The Guardian (London) May 12 2006. Charlotte Loveridge, ‘Coriolanus’ http://www.curtainup.com/coriolanus2006.html

Archive

Name

Shakespeare’s Globe

Contact
Librarian
Email
library@shakespearesglobe.com
Web
http://www.shakespearesglobe.com External site opens in new window
Phone
+44 (0) 7902 1433
Fax
+44 (0) 7902 1401
Address
21 New Globe Walk
Bankside
London
SE1 9DT

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