Learning on ScreenMerchant of Venice, The
- Synopsis
- Video recording of The Peter Hall Company’s production of The Merchant of Venice with Dustin Hoffman as Shylock.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 23 Feb 1990
- Duration
- 152 mins
Credits
- Director
- Peter Hall
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Robert Lockhart
- Production Design
- Chris Dyer
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Forty-Sixth Street Theatre, New York, N.Y.
- Theatre company
- Peter Hall Company, The
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- Renaissance Italy
- Plays
- Merchant of Venice, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Dustin Hoffman and Peter Hall
Notes
- Notes
- There were some cast changes from the Phoenix production.
- History
- Produced by the Peter Hall Company at the Phoenix Theatre, London, 1 June-23 September 1989; and at the 46th Street Theatre, New York, NY, 19 December 1989-24 February 1990.
- Awards
- Geraldine James won the 1990 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Play for her role as Portia.
- 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
- Rich, Frank. New York Times 21 June 1989, pp. 19, 25 and 20 December 1989, pp. 17-18.
Archive
- Name
Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT)
- toft@nypl.org
- Web
- http://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa/theatre-film-and-tape-archive External site opens in new window
- Phone
- + 1 (212) 870-1642
- Fax
- (212) 8701868
- Address
- Billy Rose Theatre Collection
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York,New York
10023-7498
USA
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