Learning on ScreenRomeo and Juliet
- Synopsis
- A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2004 production of Romeo and Juliet. Directed by Peter Gill with Matthew Rhys as Romeo and Sian Brooke as Juliet.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 2004
- Duration
- 170 mins
Credits
- Director
- Peter Gill
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Terry Davies
- Production Design
- Simon Daw
- Costume
- Deirdre Clancy
- 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
- Notes
- James Curran played Capulet during the London run, Peter Bygott played Friar Laurence and James Curran a member of the watch.
- History
- First performance 26 March 2004. The production also played at the Albery Theatre, London 16 December-8 January 2005.
- Reviews
- For a detailed account by the director, designers, fight arranger, make-up artists and understudies of the concept behind the production, the interpretation of their roles, and the rehearsal process visit http://www.rsc.org.uk/romeo/current/designer.html
Tatspaugh, Patricia. Shakespeare Quarterly 56 (2005), pp448-78, esp. 445-55.
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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