SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

A video recordings (mixed recording) using two cameras of a performance of the Cheek by Jowl Company’s all-male production of As You Like It at the Albery Theatre, London, on 11 February 1995. Adrian Lester is Rosalind.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

11 Feb 1995

Duration

175 mins

Availability

REFERENCE ONLY

Credits

Director

Declan Donnellan

Writer

William Shakespeare

Contributor

Nick Ormerod

Cast

Adrian Lester	Rosalind
Simon Coates	Celia
Scott Handy	Orlando
Peter Needham	Touchstone
Sean Francis	Jaques
David Hobbs	Duke Senior
David Hobbs	Duke Frederick
Gavin Abbot	Silvius
Jonathan Chesterman	Oliver
Michael Gardiner	Jaques de Boys
Paul Kissaun	Charles
Paul Kissaun	Corin
Rashan Stone	Amiens
Rashan Stone	William
Richard Cant	Adam
Richard Cant	Audrey
Sean Francis	Le Beau
Stephen Watts	Dennis
Stephen Watts	Sir Oliver Martext

Additional Details

Theatre

Albery Theatre

Theatre company

Cheek by Jowl

Production type

Stage Recordings

Plays

As You Like It

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); All-male casts

Notes

Notes

A wide-shot recording can be made given three weeks’ notice.

General

The production opened in 1991. The cast listed here is for the revival, not the original cast.

Awards

Declan Donnellan won an Olivier Award for Best Director of a Play for this production.

Archive

Name

V&A Theatre & Performance Collections: National Video Archive of Performance

Email

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Web

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Fax

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