Pericles
- Synopsis
- A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the 1989 Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Pericles. Directed by David Thacker with Nigel Terry as Pericles.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 19 Jan 1990
- Duration
- 156 mins
Credits
- Director
- David Thacker
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Mark Vibrans
- Production Design
- Fran Thompson
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Swan Theatre
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- 18th Century
- Plays
- Pericles, Prince of Tyre
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- A recording was also made at The Pit 30 May 1990.
- History
- Press night 12 September 1989
- Awards
- David Thacker won a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director of a Play for this production.
- 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 157-90 (esp.166-170).
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, "Pericles". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av38144 (Accessed 12 Nov 2024)