Two Gentlemen of Verona, The

Synopsis: Video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of Nos Do Morro’s production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona directed by Guti Fraga with Thiago Dos Santos Martins as Valentine and Renan Monteiro as Proteus.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 27 Aug 2006
Duration: 136 mins

Theatre: Courtyard Theatre, The
Theatre company: Nos do Morro/Gallery 37
Production type: Stage Recordings
Historical period: Contemporary
Plays: Two Gentlemen of Verona, The
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Complete Works Festival (Stratford upon Avon 2006-7)

Notes: The performance is in Portuguese and English. Voice and text work by Cicely Berry.
General: The production was the result of a year-long collaboration between the Royal Shakespeare Company, Brazil’s Nos do Morro Theatre Company and Birmingham’s arts apprenticeship scheme Gallery 37. Nos do Morro Theatre Company is based in Vidigal, one of the toughest favelas (slums) in Rio de Janeiro where gangs and drugs are prevalent. The Brazilian actor and teacher, Gutti Fraga runs the company. He demands that the young people who enrol leave behind drug gangs and commit to rehearsing and performing plays, which can range from improvised pieces to classics.
History: The production played one performance 27 August 2006 at The Courtyard Theatre as part of the Complete Works Festival.

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

Thiago Dos Santos Martins	Valentine
Renan Monteiro	Proteus
Roberta Rodriques	Silvia
Mary Sheila De Paula Costa	Julia
Alexis Martins Froes Abraham	Launce
Aldino Santos Brito	Speed
Diogo De Brito Sales	Crab
Diogo De Brito Sales	Eglamour
Joao Andre Rodriques De Lima	Panthino
Luis Henrique Delfino Rodriques	Duke of Milan
Micael Leandro De Farias Borges	Outlaw
Pedro Caetano Concalves De Lima	Thurio
Renato Rocha	Outlaw
Renato Rocha	Host

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