SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Michael Boyd, Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, speaks about the cycle of Shakespeare’s history plays which he has directed. He also speaks of the advantages of the thrust stage and how it unites audiences and actors. When it is suggested that Stratford will no longer have a proscenium arch he says that The Other Place could erect a small proscenium stage when it re-opens and the new Royal Shakespeare Theatre may have a lower thrust stage more closely resembling the design of the Rose. Boyd states that the cinema killed the proscenium arch ‘stone dead’. He speaks of the character of Falstaff and David Warner’s return to the RSC.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio; Multimedia

Recording date

25 Apr 2007

Duration

27 mins

Credits

Contributor

Heather Neill; Michael Boyd

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Henry IV Part 1; Henry IV Part 2; Henry V; Henry VI part 1; Henry VI part 2; Henry VI part 3; Richard II; Richard III

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); stage design; Stage directing; Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon

Notes

Notes

Recordings can be listened to online at the Theatrevoice archive: http://www.theatrevoice.com/the_archive/ .Site accessed 8/2007.

General

Theatrevoice is a website for audio content about British theatre, and features journalists from across the UK as well as press and practitioners from across the theatre industry. It was set up in 2003 to see if theatre could be talked about in a new way: allowing critics to be more expansive than the usual space constraints of the print media allowed. In 2008, V&A Theatre Collections and Rose Bruford College, London agreed to support the site in partnership. (http://www.theatrevoice.com/about_us/, accessed 7/2010)

History

The sequel to this interview was recorded on 1/5/2008 (see separate entry).

Online Availability

Online URL

www.theatrevoice.com

Production Company

Name

Theatrevoice

Email

info@theatrevoice.com

Web

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Notes

Theatrevoice is the leading online site for audio content about British theatre.