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Love’s Labour’s Lost

Synopsis
Video recording of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2014 staging of Love’s Labour’s Lost directed by Christopher Luscombe.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Recording date
2014

Credits

Director
Christopher Luscombe
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Nigel Hess
Production Design
Simon Higlett
Cast
Sam AlexanderFerdinand, King of Navarre
Edward BennettBerowne
Leah WhitakerPrincess of France
Michelle TerryRosaline
John HodgkinsonDon Adriano de Armado
Chris McCalphyAnthony Dull
David HorovitchHolofernes
Emma MantonJaquenetta
Flora Spencer-LonghurstKatherine
Frances McNameeMaria
Harry WallerGamekeeper
James NewallBoyet
Nick HaversonCostard
Peter BashamGamekeeper
Peter McGovernMoth
Roderick SmithMonsieur Marcade
Thomas WheatleyNathaniel
Tunji KasimDumaine
William BelchambersLongaville

Additional Details

Theatre
Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Theatre company
Royal Shakespeare Company
Production type
Stage Recordings
Historical period
1910s
Plays
Love’s Labour’s Lost
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History
The production was filmed for live relay to cinemas by the RSC and this version is available on DVD from Opus Arte and other outlets and catalogued separately on this database.
Stills
Set in the summer of 1914 at Charlecote Park, Warwickshire.

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

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