Antony and Cleopatra
- Synopsis
- Video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1992 production of Antony and Cleopatra. Directed by John Caird with Clare Higgins as Cleopatra and Richard Johnson as Antony.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 13 Jan 1993
- Duration
- 180 mins
Credits
- Director
- John Caird
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Ilona Sekacz
- Production Design
- Sue Blane
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- Ancient Rome
- Plays
- Antony and Cleopatra
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- The production was also recorded at the Barbican 27 May 1993 where the performance ran 217 minutes.
- History
- Press night 5 November 1992
- 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
- Billington, Michael. The Guardian 9 November 1992, section 2, p. 8, and 28 May 1993, section 2, p. 9.
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, "Antony and Cleopatra". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av38228 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)