SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

A videotape record of a stage performance of Romeo and Juliet performed by the St George’s Company at St George’s Playhouse. Peter McEnery as Romeo and Sarah Badel as Juliet.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1976

Duration

170 mins

Credits

Director

Paul Bosner

Producer

Paul Bosner

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Philip Thorby

Production Design

John Wood (2)

Costume

Jane Robinson (2)

Cast

Peter McEnery	Romeo
Sarah Badel	Juliet
Joseph O’Conor	Friar Laurence
Elvi Hale	Nurse

Additional Details

Theatre

St George’s Playhouse, London

Theatre company

St George’s Company

Production type

Stage Recordings

Plays

Romeo and Juliet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

This was a pilot videotape introducing a plan whereby Television and Educational Classics were to record all 37 plays in repertory performance at the new St George’s Playhouse, an Elizabethan theatre in London. The project never materialised.

Reviews

`St George’s Romeo’, Shakespeare on Film Newsletter, vol. 1, no. 2 April 1997, p1+5.

Production Company

Name

Television and Educational Classics

Address

Audley House
9 North Audley Street
London
WIY 1WF
UK

Archive

Name

Folger Shakespeare Library

Email

reference@folger.edu

Web

http://www.folger.edu External site opens in new window

Phone

(202) 544 4600

Fax

(202) 544 4623

Address

201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington
DC 20003
USA