King Lear
- Synopsis
- Video recording of Lee Breuer’s production of King Lear set in the American South in the 1950s, with the gender roles of the major characters reversed: Lear is a woman with three sons. Videotaped for TOFT by Richard Stucker.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 1 Feb 1990
- Duration
- 180 mins
Credits
- Director
- Lee Breuer
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Pauline Oliveros
- Costume
- Ghretta Hynd
- Contributor
- Richard Stucker
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Triplex Theatre, New York, N.Y.
- Theatre company
- Mabou Mines
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- 1950s
- Plays
- King Lear
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Gender reversal
- Related items
- Lear ‘87 Archive
Notes
- General
- The entire performance is miked. The score includes parts of songs by Hank Williams and Elvis Pesley,
- Textual information
- Dramaturg: Alisa Solomon
- Reviews
- Elin Diamond, Theatre Journal (vol. 42, no. 4), December 1990 p. 481-484; Michael Feingold, Village Voice, February 6, 1990.
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, "King Lear". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av75701 (Accessed 10 Nov 2024)