Learning on ScreenTempest, The
- Synopsis
- Video recording, using a single, fixed camera of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1988 production of The Tempest. Directed by Nicholas Hytner with John Wood as Prospero. Masques staged by Martin Duncan.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 9 Jan 1989
- Duration
- 144 mins
Credits
- Director
- Nicholas Hytner
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Jeremy Sams
- Production Design
- David Fielding
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- No period
- Plays
- Tempest, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Shakespeare at the RSC: The Tempest
Notes
- History
- Press night 27 July 1988
- 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-World War II Royal Shakespeare Company productions of TheTempest by focusing on Prospero and the other main characters in relation to him, the staging of the spectacular, and the 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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