Dresser, The
- Synopsis
- Video recording of Michael Tolaydo’s 1999 staging of Ronald Harwood’s play based on the touring career of Donald Wolfit, for whom Harwood was the dresser. An actor-manager of the old school takes a Shakespearean company on tour in England during the Blitz. Scenes of King Lear are performed. Ted van Griethuysen is Sir and Floyd King is Norman.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 22 Apr 1999
Credits
- Director
- Michael Tolaydo
- Writer
- Ronald Harwood
- Production Design
- Joseph B., Jr Musumed
- Costume
- Mary Ann Powell
- Contributor
- James J. Taylor
- Cast
Ted Van Griethuysen Sir (Lear) Albert Cola Geoffrey Thornton Cam Magee Madge Catherine Flye Her Ladyship Floyd King Norman John Emmert Mr Oxenby Sarah J Wiggin Irene
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Elizabethan Theatre, Folger Shakespeare Library
- Theatre company
- Folger Theatre
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Plays
- King Lear
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- History
- The production ran 2 April-2 May 1999
Archive
- Name
Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive (WAPAVA)
- leahkim@umd.edu
- Web
- http://www.wapava.org External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (301) 405 9117
- Address
- James J. Taylor Collection
Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland 20742-1630
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Dresser, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av69531 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)