Romeo and Juliet
- Synopsis
- A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1989 production of Romeo and Juliet. Directed by Terry Hands with Mark Rylance as Romeo and Georgia Slowe as Juliet.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 1 Apr 1989
- Duration
- 180 mins
Credits
- Director
- Terry Hands
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Claire van Kampen
- Production Design
- Farrah
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Swan Theatre
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Plays
- Romeo and Juliet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- A recording was also made at The Pit 7 March 1990.
- History
- Press night 5 April 1989
- Stills
- Stills from, and design notes on, the production are available on the Arts and Humanities Performing Arts Data Service (AHDS) at http://ahds.ac.uk/performingarts/collections/designing-shakespeare.htm
- Reviews
- Jackson, Russell. Romeo and Juliet. (London: Arden Shakespeare, 2003). Studies post-World War II RSC productions of Romeo and Juliet through a detailed analysis of directorial style and technique. Wells, Stanley Shakespeare Survey (91), pp 183-203 (esp. 184-86).
Production Company
- 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
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, "Romeo and Juliet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av38134 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)