Measure for Measure

Synopsis: A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2003 production of Measure for Measure. Directed by Sean Holmes with Daniel Evans as Angelo and Emma Fielding as Isabella.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 2003
Duration: 153 mins

General: The production is set in 1940s Vienna, a directorial choice inspired by Carol Reed’s THE THIRD MAN. This was Sean Holme’s first production in the main house.
History: First performance 24 April 2003. In repertoire until 4 November 2003 and then 25-29 November at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Reviews: Tucker, Kenneth. Shakespeare Newsletter 53 (2003-4), p. 44, 60.
The RSC’s Play Guide on Measure for Measure, has been designed to record some of the journeys a company of actors made with their director. It contains interviews with actors and other theatre practitioners who worked both on stage and behind the scenes. Visit http://www.rsc.org.uk/measure/home/home.html
Emma Fielding and Daniel Evans look back on their roles in Cymbeline and Measure for Measure in a 25 minute talk at the RST hosted by Dominic Cavendish recorded 9 September 2003. Visit www.theatrevoice.com (accessed 5/2007).

Name: Royal Shakespeare Company
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Address: Royal Shakespeare Theatre
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Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
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