King John

Synopsis

Video recording of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2012 production of King John directed by Maria Aberg. Alex Waldmann is King John. The roles of Philip the Bastard and Hubert are conflated and played by a woman.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

2012

Credits

Director

Maria Aberg

Writer

William Shakespeare

Production Design

Naomi Dawson

Cast

Alex Waldmann	King John
Pippa Nixon	Philip the Bastard
Susie Trayling	Lady Constance
Ben Kingsley	Châtillon
David Fielder	Earl of Salisbury
Jim Kitson	Executioner
John Stahl	King Philip of France
Joshua Jenkins	Earl of Essex
Mark Holgate	Melun
Mark Jax	Limoges, Duke of Austria
Natalie Klamar	Blanche
Neal Barry	Earl of Pembroke
Oscar Pearce	Louis the Dauphin
Paola Dionisotti	Lady Faulconbridge
Simon Coombs	Executioner
Simon Coombs	Messenger
Siobhan Redmond	Queen Eleanor

Additional Details

Theatre

Swan Theatre

Theatre company

Royal Shakespeare Company

Production type

Stage Recordings

Historical period

Contemporary

Plays

King John

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

gender representation; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Gender reversal; World Shakespeare Festival 2012

Notes

Notes

The production was also filmed by the V&A National Video Archive of Performance. The recording is catalogued separately on this database.

History

The play ran in repertory 6 April - 15 September 2012.

Production Company

Name

Royal Shakespeare Company

Web

https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window

Address

Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB

Archive

Name

Shakespeare Birthplace Collections

Email

collections@shakespeare.org.uk

Web

https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window

Address

Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW