Learning on ScreenRichard II
- Synopsis
- Video recording of Zoe Caldwell’s 1979 production of Richard II for the Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival. Three actors alternated the role of King Richard.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Canada
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 6 Jun 1979
Credits
- Director
- Zoe Caldwell
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Berthold Carriere
- Production Design
- Daphne Dare
- Costume
- Daphne Dare
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Avon Theatre
- Theatre company
- Stratford Shakespeare Company, Ontario
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- Medieval
- Plays
- Richard II
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Alternating roles; Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival
Notes
- Notes
- The production alternated three actors in the role of Richard (Frank Maraden, Nicholas Pennell and Stephen Russell). The Festival Archive has videotaped recordings of all three performances. The critical response was that the alternation had more to do with giving more actors more work than it was making an informed comment about King Richard or the play (as with Ian Richardson and Richard Pasco alternating the roles of Richard and Bolingbroke in the RSC production).
- History
- The production ran in repertory 6 June-3 November 1979
- Reviews
- Berry, Ralph. Shakespeare Quarterly 31 (1980): 167-75.
Archive
- Name
Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival Archive
- Contact
- ECharendoff@stratfordshakespearefestival.com (Archives Co-ordinator)
- Web
- https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/AboutUs/OurHistory/ArchivesServices External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +1 519-271 1040
- Fax
- +1 519-271-1040
- Address
- 350 Douro Street
P.O. Box 520
55 Queen Street
Stratford, Ontario
N5A 3S7
Canada
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