Learning on ScreenComedy of Errors, The
- Synopsis
- A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2005 production of The Comedy of Errors. Directed by Nancy Meckler with Christopher Colquhoun as Antipolus of Ephesus and Joe Dixon as Antipholus of Syracuse.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 2005
- Duration
- 145 mins
Credits
- Director
- Nancy Meckler
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Ilona Sekacz
- Production Design
- Katrina Lindsay
- Contributor
- Mervyn Miller
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- No period
- Plays
- Comedy of Errors, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Puppets
Notes
- General
- Banruku puppets are used as the two sets of twins during Egeon’s long, background-setting speech in the first act. Director of Puppetry is Mervyn Millar.
- History
- Press night 27 July 2005. The production went to the Theatre Royal, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and then to the Novello Theatre, London.
- Reviews
- Nancy Meckler talking about her concept and design choices for the play can be listened to at http://www.rsc.org.uk/home/3234.aspx
Nightingale, Benedict. The Times (London) 29 July 2005
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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