King Lear
- Synopsis
- Video recording of Robert Fall’s 2009 modern-dress staging of King Lear for the Shakespeare Theatre Company with Stacy Keach in the title role. Videotaped for WAPAVA by T.J. O’Toole.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 27 Jun 2009
- Duration
- 200 (inc. interval)
Credits
- Director
- Robert Falls
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Production Design
- Walt Spangler
- Costume
- Ana Kuzmanic
- Contributor
- T.J. O’Toole
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Sidney Harman Hall
- Theatre company
- Shakespeare Theatre Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- Contemporary
- Plays
- King Lear; Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- History
- The production originated at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre in 2006
- Textual information
- Dramaturg is Akiva Fox
- Reviews
- Peter Marks, Washington Post (June 23 2009). Magelssen, Scott. Shakespeare Bulletin 25 , No. 2, Summer 2007, pp. 91-94.
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, "King Lear". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av72361 (Accessed 13 Nov 2024)