Learning on ScreenTempest, The
- Synopsis
- A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the 1982 Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of The Tempest. Directed by Ron Daniels with Derek Jacobi as Prospero and Mark Rylance as Ariel.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 22 Jan 1983
- Duration
- 187 mins
Credits
- Director
- Ron Daniels
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Stephen Oliver
- Production Design
- Maria Bjornson
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Plays
- Tempest, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- History
- Press night 11 August 1982. The production moved to the Barbican.
- Stills
- Stills from, and design notes on, the production are available on the Arts and Humanities Performing Arts Data Service (AHDS) at http://ahds.ac.uk/performingarts/collections/designing-shakespeare.htm
- Reviews
- Lindley, David. The Tempest. (London:Arden Shakespeare, 2003). Studies post-war productions of The Tempest at the RSC focusing on Prospero, the staging of the spectacular, and music.
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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