Measure for Measure

Synopsis

Video recording of Measure for Measure staged at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre as part of the Globe to Globe season. Performed by the Vakhtangov Theatre from Moscow and spoken in Russian. Sergey Epishev doubles the roles of Angelo and the Duke.

Language

Russian

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

Apr 2012

Credits

Director

Yury Butusov

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Faustas Latenas

Cast

Sergey Epishev	Vincentio, Duke of Vienna
Sergey Epishev	Angelo
Evgeniya Kregzhde	Isabella
Vladimir Beldiyan	Claudio
Aleksei Kuznetsov	Escalus
Aleksandra Streltsina	Mariana
Anna Antonova	Francesca, a nun
Anna Antonova	Mistress Overdone
Artur Ivanov	Provost
Evgeniy Kosyrev	Pompey
Maria Berdinskikh	Juliet
Oleg Lopuhov	Lucio
Valeriy Ushakov	Froth

Additional Details

Theatre

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre

Theatre company

Vakhtangov Theatre

Production type

Stage Recordings

Historical period

Contemporary

Plays

Measure for Measure

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Doubling of roles; Complete Works; Globe to Globe season; World Shakespeare Festival 2012

Notes

Notes

With sur titles.

General

Vakhtangov Theatre (named after the influential director Yevgeny Vakhtangov, who died in 1922) is famed for uniting the twin influences of Meyerhold and Stanislavsky. This is the company’s first visit to Great Britain.

History

Performed April 24 and 25, 2012.

Production Company

Name

Shakespeare’s Globe

Contact

Librarian

Email

library@shakespearesglobe.com

Web

http://www.shakespearesglobe.com External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 7902 1433

Fax

+44 (0) 7902 1401

Address

21 New Globe Walk
Bankside
London
SE1 9DT