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

Director

David Thacker

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Guy Woolfenden

Production Design

Sheila Keegan

Cast

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

Name: Royal Shakespeare Company
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Address: Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB

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