Nottingham’s New Playhouse

Synopsis
Item from MONITOR, the television arts documentary series. A report on the new theatre built in Nottingham including the opening by Lord Snowdon. Features rehearsal footage of Tyrone Guthrie’s production of Coriolanus with the theatre’s director, John Neville, in the title role. Guthrie speaks briefly on the value of non-commercial theatre. There are interviews with the theatre’s architect Peter Moro and a city councillor.
Series
Monitor
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Television
Transmission details
22 Dec 1963 (Channel: BBC)
Duration
20 mins

Credits

Contributor
Tyrone Guthrie
Cast
John NevilleCaius Martius Coriolanus
Dorothy ReynoldsVolumnia
Leo McKernMenenius Agrippa
James CairncrossCominius

Additional Details

Theatre
Nottingham Playhouse
Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
Coriolanus
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals; Nottingham Playhouse

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web
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Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7436 0165
Address
21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Nottingham’s New Playhouse". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av66314 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)