Two Gentlemen of Verona, The
- Synopsis
- Live sound recording of Robin Phillips’ 1970 production of The Gentlemen of Verona for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Peter Egan is Valentine and Ian Richardson is Proteus.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Audio
- Recording date
- 2 Jan 1971
Credits
- Director
- Robin Phillips
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Martin Best
- Production Design
- Daphne Dare
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Aldwych Theatre, London
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Other
- Historical period
- 1970s
- Plays
- Two Gentlemen of Verona, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- General
- The dog, Blackie, was a particularly big star, and was discovered by Patrick Stewart at the Avon Dog Service who saved him from a destruction centre after he had been picked up as a stray.
- History
- Press night at the Aldwych Theatre 22 December 1970
- Stills
- 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona, was highly glamorous. It was Hockney’s California or the Cote d’Azur, inhabited by playboys and girls with outfits from the King’s Road’ [RSC website accessed 12/2008).
Production Company
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
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How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Two Gentlemen of Verona, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71670 (Accessed 25 Nov 2024)