Scenes From Shakespeare
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| Venue | Tour, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| First Date | 1959 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates Estimated | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Status | Professional | ||||||||||||||||
| World Premiere | No | ||||||||||||||||
| Part of a Tour | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Description | The pair perform scenes selected from: Henry V (Henry), Richard III (Richard & Lady Anne), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Oberon & Titania), Twelfth Night (Malvolio & Olivia), Taming of the Shrew (Petrucchio & Kate), Macbeth (Macbeth & Lady Macbeth),Troilus and Cressida (Ulysses), Cymbeline (Imogen & Iachimo), Merry Wives of Windsor (Falstaff, Mistress Quickly and Foid), King Lear (Lear & Fool), Hamlet (Hamlet & Ophelia), Othello (Othello & Desdemona). | ||||||||||||||||
| Primary Genre | Theatre - Spoken Word | ||||||||||||||||
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| Text Nationality | England | ||||||||||||||||
| Production Nationality | England
New Zealand |
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| Further Information | Costumes by BJ Simmons of London, and Sir Donald Wolfit's personal wardrobe. Pages' costumes and properties designed and made by the New Zealand Players workshop (programme note). International. Wolfit came to NZ as the result of a promise made to Sir Matthew Oram, chair of the NZ Players Trust Board of Governors. (Programme note). | ||||||||||||||||
| Event Status | Completed | ||||||||||||||||
| Data Set | Theatre Aotearoa | ||||||||||||||||
| Event Identifier | 202768 | ||||||||||||||||
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