Measure for Measure
- Synopsis
- A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2003 production of Measure for Measure. Directed by Sean Holmes with Daniel Evans as Angelo and Emma Fielding as Isabella.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 2003
- Duration
- 153 mins
Credits
- Director
- Sean Holmes
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Adrian Lee
- Production Design
- Anthony Lamble
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- 1940s
- Plays
- Measure for Measure
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- General
- The production is set in 1940s Vienna, a directorial choice inspired by Carol Reed’s THE THIRD MAN. This was Sean Holme’s first production in the main house.
- History
- First performance 24 April 2003. In repertoire until 4 November 2003 and then 25-29 November at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne.
- Reviews
- Tucker, Kenneth. Shakespeare Newsletter 53 (2003-4), p. 44, 60.
The RSC’s Play Guide on Measure for Measure, has been designed to record some of the journeys a company of actors made with their director. It contains interviews with actors and other theatre practitioners who worked both on stage and behind the scenes. Visit http://www.rsc.org.uk/measure/home/home.html
Emma Fielding and Daniel Evans look back on their roles in Cymbeline and Measure for Measure in a 25 minute talk at the RST hosted by Dominic Cavendish recorded 9 September 2003. Visit www.theatrevoice.com (accessed 5/2007).
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, "Measure for Measure". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av66425 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)