Antony and Cleopatra

Synopsis: Video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2006 production of Antony and Cleopatra directed by Gregory Doran, with Patrick Stewart as Antony and Harriet Walter as Cleopatra.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 29 Aug 2006
Duration: 165 mins

Director

Gregory Doran

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Adrian Lee

Production Design

Stephen Brimson Lewis

Costume

Kandis Cook

Cast

Theatre: Swan Theatre
Theatre company: Royal Shakespeare Company
Production type: Stage Recordings
Historical period: Ancient Rome
Plays: Antony and Cleopatra
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Complete Works Festival (Stratford upon Avon 2006-7)
Related items: Shakespeare: Antony and Cleopatra

Notes: The production was also recorded, on four cameras, at a performance in October 2006 at the Swan Theatre by V&A Theatre & Performance Collections, National Video Archive of Performance.
History: Press night 29 April 2006. The production played in repertoire 12 April-14 October 2006, at Ann Arbor Michigan 24 October-11 November and at the Novello Theatre, London 11 January-17 February.
Reviews: Billington, Michael. The Guardian (20 April 2006); Brantley, Ben. New York Times (8 July 2006, pp. A13, A17).
Heather Neill talks to Gregory Doran about the play and his production ahead of its opening. Visit theatrevoice.com (accessed 5/2007).

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

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