Antony and Cleopatra

Synopsis: Video recording of the production directed by Vanessa Redgrave and videotaped for Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT) by Richard Stucker. David Harewood and Vanessa Redgrave in the title roles.
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 2 Apr 1997
Duration: 176 mins

Director

Vanessa Redgrave

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Mark Bennett

Production Design

John Arnone

Costume

Ann Hould-Ward

Contributor

Richard Stucker

Cast

Theatre: Joseph Papp Public Theatre, New York, NY
Production type: Stage Recordings
Historical period: Elizabethan
Plays: Antony and Cleopatra
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); New York Shakespeare Festival; Shakespeare Marathon (1987-1997)

General: The production was part of the New York Shakespeare Festival and cast the Festival actors in the majority of roles. David Harewood as Mark Antony and Allen Alex Morris as Enobarbus were retained in their roles from the British cast. The cast cited in this catalogue record is the US cast.
History: The production was first staged at the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London in 1995, touring until 1997.
Reviews: Greenwald, Michael L. Shakespeare Quarterly 48 (1997) pp 84-90.

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