Shakespeare: Measure for Measure
- Synopsis
- Online audio recording in which director Michael Attenborough talks to Heather Neill about his 2010 modern-dress production of Measure for Measure at the Almeida with Rory Kinnear as Angelo and Anna Maxwell Martin as Isabella. Attenborough talks about why he feels modern dress is right for the production, the set design, the motivations of the main characters including why he made Lucio central to the play. He is indebted to Jonathan Bate for Bate’s insight that in Shakespeare one should ‘throw away either/or and substitute ‘and’. Attenborough believes Measure for Measure is a play that issues warnings about absolutes. He speaks about his interpretation of the ending of the play, and states that he feels Vienna is no better off following the Duke’s return.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Audio; Multimedia
- Transmission details
- 1 Mar 2010
- Duration
- 40 mins
Credits
- Contributor
- Heather Neill; Michael Attenborough
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Historical period
- Contemporary
- Plays
- Measure for Measure
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Stage directing; Modern dress productions
Notes
- Notes
- Recordings can be listened to online at the Theatrevoice archive: http://www.theatrevoice.com/the_archive/. A transcript is available on the website.
- General
- Theatrevoice is a website for audio content about British theatre, and features journalists from across the UK as well as press and practitioners from across the theatre industry. It was set up in 2003 to see if theatre could be talked about in a new way: allowing critics to be more expansive than the usual space constraints of the print media allowed. In 2008, V&A Theatre Collections and Rose Bruford College, London agreed to support the site in partnership. (http://www.theatrevoice.com/about_us/, accessed 7/2010)
- History
- Recorded at the Almeida Theatre, London.
The play premiered at the Almeida on 12 February 2010.
Online Availability
- Online URL
- www.theatrevoice.com
Production Company
- Name
Theatrevoice
- info@theatrevoice.com
- Web
- http://www.theatrevoice.com External site opens in new window
- Notes
- Theatrevoice is the leading online site for audio content about British theatre.
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Shakespeare: Measure for Measure". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av72568 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)