Macbeth
- Synopsis
- A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2004 production of Macbeth. Directed by Dominic Cooke with Greg Hicks and Ruth Gemmell as the Macbeths.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 2004
- Duration
- 128 mins
Credits
- Director
- Dominic Cooke
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Costume
- Tania Spooner
- Animator
- Robert Innes Hopkins
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- 19th Century
- Plays
- Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- For a detailed account by the director, designers, actors and understudies about the concept for the play and the rehearsal process visit http://www.rsc.org.uk/macbeth/current/director.html
Tucker, Kenneth. Shakespeare Newsletter 54 (2004-5), pp. 53-54, 56 (in review article). - General
- It is not known which children played the roles Fleance and Macduff’s son in this recording.
- History
- First performance 6 March 2004. It ran until 9 October 2004 and then to the Theatre Royal, Newcastle and the Albery Theatre, London.
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, "Macbeth". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av66439 (Accessed 26 Dec 2024)