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Antony and Cleopatra : [prompt book 1972. Vol. 2]
Title
Antony and Cleopatra : [prompt book 1972. Vol. 2].
Publication
[Stratford-upon-Avon, England : Royal Shakespeare Company], 1972
Physical Description
1 online resource (1 volume).
Local Notes
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Notes
Collection reference: RSC/SM/1/1972/ANT2
Director, Trevor Nunn, Buzz Goodbody, Euan Smith ; Designer, Ann Curtis, Christopher Morley, Gordon Sumpter ; Composer/arranger, Guy Woolfenden ; Fight arranger/director, William Hobbs.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2023. Digitized from a copy held by the Royal Shakespeare Company Archive.
Royal Shakespeare Company Archive.
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Summary
This production was one of a season of Shakespeare's four Roman plays at the RSC that year. Richard Johnson and Corin Redgrave played Antony and Octavius Caesar, respectively, in both Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra and both roles became all the more complex and satisfying in their portrayal. Johnson's Antony noticeably stood more erect and firm when in Rome, not Egypt. The starkly linear black and white of Rome contrasted with the multicoloured softness of Egypt's indolent opulence. Janet Suzman's highly intelligent, athletic Cleopatra was both a canny political operator and a woman who could believably hop 40 paces through the street and not lose her breath.
Variant and related titles
Royal Shakespeare company archives: From playwrights to performance, 1889-2013.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 18, 2023
Series
Royal Shakespeare Company Archives: From Playwrights to Performance, 1889-2013
Credits
Director, Trevor Nunn, Buzz Goodbody, Euan Smith ; Designer, Ann Curtis, Christopher Morley, Gordon Sumpter ; Composer/arranger, Guy Woolfenden ; Fight arranger/director, William Hobbs.
Cast
Angadi, Darien; Milman, Martin; McHale, Rosemary; McCallin, Clement; Marcell, Joe; Lockhart, Calvin; Livingstone, Sidney; Kaye, Malcolm; Johnson, Richard; Jenkinson, Christopher; Hutchings, Geoffrey; Holt, Jonathan; Hogg, Ian; Henderson, Don; Oates, Robert; Godfrey, Peter; Gaymon, Paul; Ford, Edwina; Egan, Michael; De Vries, Hans; De Goguel, Constantin; Cornwell, Judy; Chesleigh, Thomas; Charles, Joseph; Burton, Loftus; Taylor Blake, Maviss; Bardon, John; Bailey, Wendy; Atkinson, John; Godfrey, Patrick; Osoba, Tony; Bott, John; James, Gerald
Genre/Form
Promptbooks.
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Adam Matthew Digital (Firm), digitiser.
Royal Shakespeare Company, associated with work.
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