Live from Stratford-upon-Avon. King John

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Richard the Lionheart is dead. His brother John is King of England. Threatened from all sides by Europe, the English noblemen and even his own family, King John will stop at nothing to keep hold of his crown. Shakespeare's rarely performed tale of a nation in turmoil vibrates with modern resona...

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Main Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 (Author)
Corporate Author: Royal Shakespeare Company (Performer)
Other Authors: Wyver, John (Producer)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: Stratford-on-Avon, England : Royal Shakespeare Company, 2021
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
John, > King of England, > 1167-1216 > Drama.
Great Britain > Kings and rulers > Drama.
Filmed performances.
Drama.
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Summary:Richard the Lionheart is dead. His brother John is King of England. Threatened from all sides by Europe, the English noblemen and even his own family, King John will stop at nothing to keep hold of his crown. Shakespeare's rarely performed tale of a nation in turmoil vibrates with modern resonance in this vivid new production by Director Eleanor Rhode in her debut at the RSC.
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed October 01, 2021).
Physical Description:1 online resource (153 minutes)
Playing Time:02:32:26
Production Credits:Director, Eleanor Rhode ; designer, Max Johns ; lighting designer, Lizzie Powell ; composer, Will Gregory ; sound designer, David Gregory ; movement director, Tom Jackson Greaves ; fight directors, Rachel Bown-Williams, Ruth Cooper-Brown ; screen director, Rhodri Huw ; producer, Live from Stratford-upon-Avon, John Wyver.
Participant or Performer:Rose Sheehy (King John), Bridgitta Roy (Queen Elinor), Gianni Saraceni-Gunnar (Arthur, Duke of Brittany), Charlotte Randle (Constance), Nadi Kemp-Sayfi (Blanche), Zara Ramm (Lady Faulconbridge/Citizen), Zed Josef (Robert Faulconbridge), Michael Abubakar (The bastard, Philip Faulconbridge), John Cummins (Pembroke), Corey Montague-Sholay (Salisbury), Ali Gadema (Essex), Tom McCall (Hubert), David Birrell (King of France), Brian Martin (Lewis, the dauphin), Nicholas Gerard-Martin (Chatillon), Richard Pryal (Austria), Katherine Pearce (Cardinal Pandulph), Sarah Agha, Houda Echouafni (Citizens).
Language:In English.

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