Winter’s Tale, The
- Synopsis
- A video recording of the 2009 Bridge Project staging of The Winter’s Tale directed by Sam Mendes with Simon Russell Beale as Leontes and Rebecca Hall as Hermione.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 1 Mar 2009
- Duration
- 164 mins
Credits
- Director
- Sam Mendes
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Mark Bennett
- Production Design
- Anthony Ward
- Costume
- Catherine Zuber
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Harvey Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- Edwardian
- Plays
- Winter’s Tale, The
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Multicultural casting
- Related items
- Front Row [02/06/2009]
Notes
- Notes
- The production was also videotaped by V&A Collections, National Video Archive of Performance, on three cameras , 12 August 2009 at the Old Vic. This tape is catalogued separately on this database.
- General
- The Bridge Project is a three-year, transatlantic partnership uniting The Old Vic with Brooklyn Academy of Music, and Neal Street Productions
- History
- The performance ran 10 February-8 March 2009.
- Reviews
- Brantley, Ben, New York Times (23 February 2009), p. C6. Brantley writes - "I can’t think of another actor of Mr. Russell Beale’s generation who could bring such transparency to the darkness of Leontes while still honoring the mystery that is so essential to "The Winter’s Tale."
Production Company
Archive
- Name
Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT)
- toft@nypl.org
- Web
- http://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa/theatre-film-and-tape-archive External site opens in new window
- Phone
- + 1 (212) 870-1642
- Fax
- (212) 8701868
- Address
- Billy Rose Theatre Collection
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York,New York
10023-7498
USA
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Winter’s Tale, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av72372 (Accessed 10 Oct 2024)