Richard III: An Arab Tragedy
- Synopsis
- A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Sulayman al-Bassam Theatre’s production of Richard III with Fayez Kazak as King Richard. The production was commissioned for the Complete Works Festival. Adapted and directed by Sulayman Al-Bassam.
- Language
- Arabic (U.A.E.)
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 15 Feb 2007
Credits
- Director
- Sulayman al-Bassam
- Music
- Lewis Gibson
- Production Design
- George Tomlinson
- Costume
- Abdulla al Awadi
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Swan Theatre
- Theatre company
- Sulayman al-Bassam Theatre
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- Contemporary
- Plays
- Richard III
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Complete Works Festival (Stratford upon Avon 2006-7)
Notes
- Notes
- Performed in Arabic with English surtitles directed by Wafa’a Al-Fraheen.
- History
- The production played at the Swan Theatre 8-17 February 2007 as part of the Complete Works Festival.
The production was recorded from its staging at the Harvey Theatre, Brooklyn Academy in June 2011. The recording is catalogued separately on this database. - Textual information
- Arabic translation by Mehdi Al-Sayigh.
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, "Richard III: An Arab Tragedy". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68465 (Accessed 03 Oct 2024)