Learning on ScreenCoriolanus
- Synopsis
- A video recording, using a single fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2002 touring production of Coriolanus. Directed by David Farr with Greg Hicks as Coriolanus.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 2002
- Duration
- 180 (including 20 min interval)
Credits
- Director
- David Farr
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Keith Clouston
- Production Design
- Ti Green
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Swan Theatre
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- Medieval
- Plays
- Coriolanus
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Greg Hicks is said to have based his portrayal of Coriolanus on the Manchester United football player, Roy Keane.
- General
- Citizens played by Kate Best, Claire Carrie, Richard Copestake, Michael Gardiner, Adam Kay, Cieran McIntyre, Karl Morgan, James O’Donnell, Patrick Romer and Lucy Tregear.
- History
- First performance 14 November 2002. The production also played at the Old Vic Theatre, London 6 June-23 August 2003 and at other UK and US venues.
- Reviews
- An interview with David Farr about his concept for the production can be read by visiting http://www.umich.edu/pres/rsc/plays/coriolanus/interview.html. Farr chose as his inspiration the Japanese samurai.
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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