Learning on ScreenKing Lear
- Synopsis
- Video recording of Jonathan Miller’s 1989 production of King Lear for the Old Vic with Eric Porter in the title role.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- May 1989
Credits
- Director
- Jonathan Miller
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Stuart Hutchinson
- Production Design
- Richard Hudson
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Old Vic Theatre
- Theatre company
- Old Vic Theatre Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Plays
- King Lear
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- History
- Staged at the Old Vic, London 23 March-13 May 1989
- Stills
- Stills from, and design notes on, the production are available on the Arts and Humanities Performing Arts Data Service (AHDS) at http://ahds.ac.uk/performingarts/collections/designing-shakespeare.htm’. `
- Reviews
- Wells, Stanley. Shakespeare Survey 43 (1991): 183-203 (especially 188-89).
Archive
- Name
V&A Theatre & Performance Collections: National Video Archive of Performance
- tmenquiries@vam.ac.uk
- Web
- http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/t/nvap/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7942 2697
- Fax
- 020 7471 9864
- Address
- Blythe House
23 Blythe Road
London
W14 0QX
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