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Antony and Cleopatra

Synopsis
Video recording of Robin Phillips’ 1976 production of Antony and Cleopatra for the Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival with Keith Baxter as Mark Antony and Maggie Smith as Cleopatra.
Language
English
Country
Canada
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
9 Jun 1976

Credits

Director
Robin Phillips
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Louis Applebaum
Production Design
Daphne Dare
Costume
Daphne Dare
Cast
Keith BaxterMark Antony
Maggie SmithCleopatra
Alan ScarfeOctavius Caesar
Robert BensonSextus Pompey
Lewis GordonEnobarbus
Bernard HopkinsClown
Bob BakerEros
Daniel BuccosDolabella
David Fox-BrentonVentidius
Domini BlytheOctavia
Dorian ClarkDercetus
Frank MaradenSoothsayer
Greg WanlessAlexas
Jack RobertsMardian
James HurdleScarus
Jan KudelkaCharmian
Joel KenyonMaecenas
Keith BattenDemetrius
Larry LambAgrippa
Max HelpmannLepidus
Mervyn BlakeAmbassador
Nick MancusoDiomedes
Patricia IdletteIras
Paul BattenVarrius
Rod BeattieProculeius
Wally BondarenkoThidias
William NeedlesMenas

Additional Details

Theatre
Festival Theatre, Stratford, Ontario
Theatre company
Stratford Shakespeare Company, Ontario
Production type
Stage Recordings
Historical period
Ancient Rome
Plays
Antony and Cleopatra
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival

Notes

History
The production ran in repertory 19 May-12 September 1976
Reviews
Jackson, Berners W. Shakespeare Quarterly 28 (1977): 197-206 (in review-article).

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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