Troilus and Cressida
- Synopsis
- Video recording of the Royal Shakespeare Company/The Wooster Group staging of Troilus and Cressida. The US cast play the Trojans (who are presented as beseiged Native American Indians) and the RSC cast play the Greeks.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 2012
Credits
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Swan Theatre
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company/The Wooster Group
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Plays
- Troilus and Cressida
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); World Shakespeare Festival 2012
Notes
- General
- Rupert Goold was originally scheduled to direct the RSC cast but had to pull out because of filming commitments in the US,
- History
- The production transferred to the Roundhouse, London.
- Reviews
- "... Politically, there is something questionable about modern white Americans appropriating past tribal customs; and, however authentic the war cries and dances, the actors can’t help resembling extras in a Bob Hope western...". Michael Billington (The Guardian) 9 August 2011.
Paul Prescott at: http://bloggingshakespeare.com/year-of-shakespeare-troilus-and-cressida-rsc
Production Company
- Name
Royal Shakespeare Company
- Web
- https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window
- Address
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB
Archive
- Name
Shakespeare Birthplace Collections
- collections@shakespeare.org.uk
- Web
- https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window
- Address
- Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Troilus and Cressida". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av74347 (Accessed 11 Dec 2024)