Coriolanus

Synopsis

Live sound recording of Peter Hall’s production of Coriolanus for the National Theatre with Ian McKellen in the title role.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio

Recording date

1 Apr 1985

Credits

Director

Peter Hall

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Harrison Birtwistle

Cast

Ian McKellen	Caius Martius Coriolanus
Irene Worth	Volumnia
Greg Hicks	Tullus Aufidius
Frederick Treves	Menenius Agrippa
John Savident	Cominius
Andrew Rigby	Young Martius
Basil Henson	Titus Lartius
David Ryall	Sicinius Velutus
James Hayes	Junius Brutus
Judith Paris	Valeria
Peter Dineen	Aediles
Todd Welling	Young Martius
Wendy Morgan	Virgilia

Additional Details

Theatre

Olivier Theatre, National Theatre

Theatre company

National Theatre Company

Production type

Other

Plays

Coriolanus

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Related items

View from the Stage, A

Notes

General

McKellen has said that he based his interpretation of Coriolanus on the tennis player John McEnroe,

History

The production opened 12 January 1984

Awards

Ian McKellen won the Evening Standard Best Actor Award for his performance.

Reviews

For an account of McKellen’s thoughts on this production (recounted in 2003), and his working relationship with Peter Hall, visit http://www.mckellen.com/stage/coriolanus/index.html (accessed 1/2008).

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB