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Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death

Synopsis
A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1995 production of Edward Bond’s speculative and post-Brechtian biographical drama. Directed by David Thacker with Paul Jesson as Shakespeare.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
1995
Duration
130 mins

Credits

Director
David Thacker
Writer
Edward Bond
Music
Adrian Johnston
Production Design
Sheila Keegan
Cast
Bonnie EngstromYoung Woman
Daniel FlynnWilliam Combe
David FahmLabourer
Dominic LettsBen Jonson
Helen BlatchOld Woman
Ian DriverSon
Jeremy BrookWally
Kenneth FarringtonOld Man
Matimba. SekaiLabourer
Paul JessonWilliam Shakespeare
Romy BaskervilleJoan
Sarah BallOld Woman 2
Sarah Jane HolmJudith Shakespeare
Stephen HattersleyJerome

Additional Details

Theatre
Swan Theatre
Theatre company
Royal Shakespeare Company
Production type
Stage Recordings
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
biographies; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History
Press night 25 July 1995.

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

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