Plague o’ Both Your Houses, A
- Alternative title
- Shakespeare in the Park: A Plague o’ Both Your Houses!
- Synopsis
- A brief play by Angela Newell that brings together various extracts from Shakespeare’s plays that deal with medicine and health issues. These include King Lear, Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet.
CAST:
Barber-Surgeon - Lydia Blomfield
Percy - Callum Fowler
A Soldier - Riley Forde
Romeo - Ricky Andrews
Apothecary - Liam Devery
Wise woman of the Village 1 - Victoria Morgan
Wise woman of the Village 2 - Maggie Pirie
Puritan 1 - Aimee Marshall
Puritan 2 - Pip Smith
The Drunk - Neil McDonald
Lady Macbeth - Rosalie Wright
Jailer’s Daughter - Rachel Hawkes
Ophelia - Jemma Hillman
King Lear - Frank Dean - Language
- English
- Country
- New Zealand
- Medium
- Video
- Transmission details
- 3 Jun 2022
- Duration
- 41 mins
Credits
- Director
- Angela Newell
- Writer
- Angela Newell; William Shakespeare
Additional Details
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Subjects
- Drama; History; Medical sciences; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- mental health
Notes
- History
- Performed at Invercargill’s Queen’s Park in New Zealand from 3 to 6 February 2022.
Online Availability
- Online URL
- https://youtu.be/FW8QB8r6sso
- Online format
- Streamed
Sponsor
Distributor
- Name
YouTube
- Web
- http://www.youtube.com External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Plague o’ Both Your Houses, A". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av79835 (Accessed 03 Oct 2024)