Red Velvet
- Synopsis
- Video recording (mixed recording, four cameras) of Lolita Chakrabarti’s play about the 19th century actor Ira Aldridge and his taking the role of Othello. Adrian Lester plays Aldridge.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 8 Nov 2012
- Duration
- 115 mins
Credits
- Director
- Indhu Rubasingham
- Writer
- Lolita Chakrabarti
- Production Design
- Tom Piper
- Cast
Adrian Lester Ira Aldridge
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Tricycle Theatre, Kilburn, London
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Plays
- Othello
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Black actors; Aldridge, Ira (1807-1867)
Notes
- Notes
- A wide-shot recording of this production can be made available at 3 weeks’ notice.
- History
- Evening performance recorded.
Archive
- Name
V&A Theatre & Performance Collections: National Video Archive of Performance
- tmenquiries@vam.ac.uk
- Web
- http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/t/nvap/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7942 2697
- Fax
- 020 7471 9864
- Address
- Blythe House
23 Blythe Road
London
W14 0QX
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Red Velvet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av76523 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)