Antony and Cleopatra
- Synopsis
- A video-recording of the modern-dress Northern Broadsides production of the play directed by Barrie Rutter. Staged as part of New York’s New Wave Festival. Barrie Rutter and Ishia Bennison in the title roles.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 30 Oct 1997
- Duration
- 160 mins
Credits
- Director
- Barrie Rutter
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Conrad Nelson
- Production Design
- Brian Harris
- Costume
- Jessica Worrall
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY
- Theatre company
- Northern Broadsides
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- 1990s
- Plays
- Antony and Cleopatra
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); New Wave Festival, New York
Notes
- General
- Northern Broadsides is a small touring company, founded 1992 and led by its founder and artistic director, Barrie Rutter. Based in Halifax, West Yorkshire the company produces largely Shakespeare and classical texts and speaks the lines in the vernacular and cadences of northern England. Its productions are often staged in unusual locations - the Tower of London, cattle markets, churches, indoor riding stables and Victorian mills.
- Reviews
- Peter Holland, Shakespeare Survey 49 (1996). pp 235-67 (esp.252-54).
Production Company
Archive
- Name
Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT)
- toft@nypl.org
- Web
- http://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa/theatre-film-and-tape-archive External site opens in new window
- Phone
- + 1 (212) 870-1642
- Fax
- (212) 8701868
- Address
- Billy Rose Theatre Collection
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York,New York
10023-7498
USA
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Antony and Cleopatra". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37538 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)