As You Like It
- Synopsis
- Televised adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company stage production directed by Michael Elliott in 1961. Vanessa Redgrave is Rosalind.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Recording date
- 22 Dec 1962
- Transmission details
- 22 Mar 1963 at 20:20 (Channel: BBC)
- Duration
- 140 mins
Credits
- Director
- Michael Elliott; Ronald Eyre
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- George Hall
- Costume
- Richard Negri
- Art Direction
- Richard Negri
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- As You Like It
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Production costs: £10.279. The recording took two days.
- General
- According to the Royal Shakespeare Company Archive, Ian Richardson played both Jaques de Boys and Le Beau in the stage version of this production.
- History
- The production was originally staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon (opening night 4 July 1961) before it was shown at the Aldwych Theatre in London (press night 10 January 1962).
- Stills
- http://ahds.ac.uk/ahdscoll/docroot/shakespeare/performancedetails.do?performanceId=11081
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- 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
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
- Name
Shakespeare Birthplace Collections
- 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
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "As You Like It". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36641 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)