Two Gentlemen of Verona, The
- Synopsis
- A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1991 production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona set in the 1930s. Directed by David Thacker with Barry Lynch as Proteus and Richard Bonneville as Valentine.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 15 Oct 1992
- Duration
- 165 mins
Credits
- Director
- David Thacker
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Guy Woolfenden
- Production Design
- Sheila Keegan
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Barbican Theatre
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- 1930s
- Plays
- Two Gentlemen of Verona, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- General
- The production was set in the 1930s with an eight-piece Palm Court-style band and singer upstage throughout the performance, establishing a distancing and ironic effect. The Milan court became a country house party and Hilary Cromie sang songs by Cole Porter, Irving Berlin and the Gershwins.
- History
- Press night 17 April 1991. The production transferred to the Barbican with several cast changes.
- 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
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, "Two Gentlemen of Verona, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av38161 (Accessed 15 Apr 2026)