SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Live sound recording of Trevor Nunn’s 1976 production of Romeo and Juliet for the Royal Shakespeare Company with Ian McKellen and Francesca Annis in the title roles.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio

Recording date

4 Aug 1977

Credits

Director

Trevor Nunn

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Stephen Oliver

Cast

Ian McKellen	Romeo
Francesca Annis	Juliet
Michael Pennington	Mercutio
David Waller	Friar Laurence
Marie Kean	Nurse
Barbara Shelley	Lady Capulet
Brian Coburn	Citizen of the Watch
Clyde Pollitt	Apothecary
David Howey	Sampson
Dennis Clinton	Friar John
Duncan Preston	Abram
Greg Hicks	Balthasar
Griffith Jones	Paris
Ivan Beavis	Montague
John Woodvine	Capulet
Judith Harte	Lady Montague
Leonard Preston	Gregory
Leonard Preston	Page to Mercutio
Norman Tyrrell	Capulet’s cousin
Paul Shelley	Tybalt
Paul Whitworth	Page to Paris
Peter Woodward	Page
Richard Durden	Page
Richard Griffiths	Peter
Roger Rees	Benvolio

Additional Details

Theatre

Aldwych Theatre, London

Theatre company

Royal Shakespeare Company

Production type

Other

Historical period

Renaissance Italy

Plays

Romeo and Juliet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

An excerpt from Act II ii : ‘But soft! what light through yonder window breaks ... His help to crave, and my dear hap to tell’ is available for listening electronically onsite at the British Library Sound Archive.

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

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Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

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