SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Online exhibition, curated by Daniel Rosenthal, telling the story of Shakespeare at the National Theatre through eight landmark productions. It illuminates the work of directors and experience of actors and audiences using photographs, letters, design sketches, reviews and interviews. The plays are: As You Like It (Clifford Williams), Measure for Measure (Michael Rudman), King Lear (David Hare), Antony and Cleopatra (Peter Hall), The Merchant of Venice (Trevor Nunn), Henry V (Nicholas Hytner), The Comedy of Errors (Dominic Cooke). Cast and credit information on all these productions can be found on this Database.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

2014

Credits

Contributor

Daniel Rosenthal

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Subjects

Drama; Shakespeare

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); National Theatre (London)

Notes

Notes

Accessed 12/2014.

Online Availability

Online URL

https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/exhibit/shakespeare-at-the-national-theatre/

Online price

free

Online format

Streamed

Sponsor

Name

National Theatre