Coriolanus
- Synopsis
- A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1989 production of Coriolanus. Directed by John Barton and Terry Hands with Charles Dance as Coriolanus and Barbara Jefford as Volumnia.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 12 Jan 1989
- Duration
- 180 mins
Credits
- Director
- John Barton; Terry Hands
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Terry Davies
- Production Design
- Christopher Morley
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Plays
- Coriolanus
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Shakespeare at the RSC: Coriolanus
Notes
- Notes
- Poor sound quality. Another master was recorded 2 May 1990.
- General
- The casting of Charles Dance in the title role, on a short contract, began a critical debate on the wisdom of ‘star casting’ into the Company at the expense of ensemble work.
"Christopher Morley’s set consists of three mobile seige towers with the Romans, in costume terms, veering to black leather, the Volscians to scarlet greatcoats." Michael Billington, The Guardian ( 7 December 1989).
Citizens and servants were played by Michael Tudor Barnes, Gabriell Blunt, Sarah Booth, Richard Earthy, Rob Edwards, Lucy Ellis, Jason Flemyng, Jane Gwilliams, Adrian Hilton, Michael Hughes, Daniel James, David Joyce, Leonard Maguire, Harry Miller, Niall Refoy, John Rolfe, Alison Ruffelle, Ade Sapara, Andrew Taney and Steven Waddington. - History
- Press night 5 December 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
- Holland, Peter. Shakespeare Survey 44 (1992), pp 57-90 (esp. 163-66).
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, "Coriolanus". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av38138 (Accessed 10 Oct 2024)