Opening Night
- Synopsis
- Television documentary. When the RSC’s production on The Winter’s Tale opened in Stratford, an ITV outside broadcast crew was at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre to record the night and talk to people involved including Trevor Nunn, the Company’s Artistic Director, undertaking his first production of his first season. Other interviewees include designer Christopher Morely, choreographer John Broome and Judi Dench who doubled as Hermione and Perdita.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 7 Jun 1969 at 22:40 (Channel: ITV)
- Duration
- 50 mins
- Availability
- No archive copy found (2005).
Credits
- Director
- David Foster
- Producer
- Anthony Firth
- Contributor
- John Broome; Malcolm Morely; Trevor Nunn
- Cast
Judi Dench Hermione
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Historical period
- No period
- Plays
- Winter’s Tale, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Doubling of roles
Notes
- General
- This production marked a return to Stratford, after 7 years, for Judi Dench, previously appearing in A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 1962.
Production Company
- Name
ATV
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Opening Night". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36889 (Accessed 30 Nov 2024)