Learning on ScreenRomeo and Juliet
- Synopsis
- A video recording, using a single, fixed camera of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1991 production of Romeo and Juliet. Directed by David Leveaux with Clare Holman as Juliet and Michael Maloney as Romeo.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 16 Jan 1992
- Duration
- 180 mins
Credits
- Director
- David Leveaux
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Ilona Sekacz
- Production Design
- Alison Chitty
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- Renaissance Italy
- Plays
- Romeo and Juliet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- General
- Children were played by Liam Askins, Gavriely Gavriel, Thomas Horton and Matthew Reeve.
- History
- Press night 28 August 1991. The production transferred 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
- "This is a handsome and vigorous production beautifully designed with renaissance panels. But it is prosaic and not poetic. Even Juliet’s balcony looks as if it has been built by MFI." Maureen Paton, Daily Express (London), 25 June 1992.
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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