SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

A section from John Cranko’s Romeo and Juliet performed by the Stuttgart Ballet with Marcia Haydee and Richard Cragun in the title roles. Stewart Kershaw conducts. The section begins at the Balcony Scene and continues without interval to the end of the ballet.

Language

English

Country

Germany

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

31 Dec 1974

Duration

104 mins

Credits

Director

John Cranko

Music

Sergei Prokofiev

Production Design

Jürgen Rose

Costume

Jürgen Rose

Cast

Richard Cragun	Romeo
Marcia Haydee	Juliet
Egon Madsen	Mercutio
Ulf Esser	Friar Laurence
Hella Heim	Nurse
Alex Ursuliak	Montague
Carl Morrow	Benvolio
Gudrun Krantz	Rosalind
Jan Stripling	Tybalt
Jürgen Heiss	Escalus, Prince of Verona
Ludmila Bogart	Lady Montague
Marcus Lesins	Capulet
Reid Anderson	Paris
Ruth Papendick	Lady Capulet

Additional Details

Theatre company

Stuttgart Ballet

Production type

Dance

Plays

Romeo and Juliet

Subjects

Dance

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

The complete ballet is 108 minutes; the incomplete production held by the BBC is 68 minutes.

Production Company

Name

ZDF

Notes

See: Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

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