Richard III

Synopsis
A videotaped recording, using a single camera, of Richard III directed by Ruediger Burbach for the Schauspielhaus, Zurich in 2000. Norman Schenk is Richard. The video concept, realised and directed by Alexander Meier, begins with the actors’ performances projected onto the stage, other video sequences of the stage itself was also projected onto the set, said Meier, ‘creating a sense of movement and abstraction’.
Language
German (Switzerland)
Country
Switzerland
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
2000

Credits

Director
Ruediger Burbach
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Lorenz Haas; Marco Neeser; Roger Mueller
Production Design
Johann Joerg
Costume
Jessica Karge; Noelle Blancpain
Contributor
Alexander Meier
Cast
Lorenz ClaussenKing Edward IV
Susanne HaeuslerDuchess of York
Katharina SchmolzerPrince Edward (Prince of Wales)
Katharina von BockRichard, the young Duke of York
Matthias ScheuringGeorge, Duke of Clarence
Andrea BettiniDuke of Buckingham
Andreas KraemerSir Richard Ratcliffe
Kai MoellerStanley, Earl of Derby
Katharina von BockQueen Margaret
Katja AmbergerQueen Elizabeth
Klaus KnuthLord Hastings
Lorenz ClaussenLord Mayor of London
Matthias ScheuringLord Rivers
Norman SchenkRichard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard
Stefan LahrSir William Catesby

Additional Details

Theatre
Schauspielhaus, Zurich
Production type
Stage Recordings
Plays
Richard III
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Multimedia productions

Notes

Textual information
Translated into German by Wolfgang Swaczynna. Adapted by W. Swaczynna and Wolfgang Stockmann.
Reviews
Jauslin, Christian. Shakespeare Jahrbuch 137 (2001): 191-98 (in review-article).

Archive

Name

Schauspielhaus Zurich

Web
http://www.schauspielhaus.ch External site opens in new window
Phone
01 258 79 94
Fax
01 259 70 94
Address
Zeltweg 5
8032 Zurich
Switzerland

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Richard III". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av69671 (Accessed 12 Nov 2024)