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Shakespeare: Comedies
Naomi Frederick (Rosalind (As You Like It)); Jack Laskey (Orlando (As You Like It)); STEPHEN FRY (Malvolio (Twelfth Night)); MARK RYLANCE (Olivia (Twelfth Night)); Jonathan Pryce (Shylock (The Merchant of Venice)); Roger Allam (Prospero (The Tempest)); Charles Edwards (Benedick (Much Ado About Nothing)); Eve Best (Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing)); Samantha Spiro (Katherina (The Taming of the Shrew)); Christopher Benjamin (Sir John Falstaff (The Merry Wives of Windsor)); Dominic Rowan (Duke Vincentio (Measure for Measure)); Michelle Terry (Titania (A Midsummer Night's Dream))
This collection brings together Globe Theatre productions dating from 2009 to 2015 – during the artistic directorship of Dominic Dromgoole – of twelve of Shakespeare’s most celebrated Comedies. Featuring the finest actors and leading directors, it is part of a project committed to creating ever wider access to this rich cultural heritage.
The films in this set capture the unique atmosphere and theatrical space of the Globe Theatre. The exhilarating sense of interaction between the actors on stage and the audience in live performances is exquisitely maintained on screen.
DVD
Genre: Theatre
Release Date: 01/05/2017
Sound Formats: Dolby Stereo/Dolby Surround (Merry Wives, Twelfth Night, Taming, Tempest, AMSND, Comedy of Errors, Merchant of Venice, Measure for Measure); Dolby Stereo/DTS Surround (All's Well, Much Ado); LPCM/DTS Surround (As You Like It, LLL)
Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Subtitles: EN (As You Like It, LLL, Comedy of Errors, Merchant of Venice, Measure for Measure); EN, DE (Merry Wives of Windsor, Twelfth Night, Taming of the Shrew, All's Well, Much Ado); EN, FR, DE (The Tempest, AMSND)
Catalogue Number: OA1250BD
Artist(s):
Naomi Frederick; Jack Laskey; STEPHEN FRY; MARK RYLANCE; Jonathan Pryce; Roger Allam; Charles Edwards; Eve Best; Samantha Spiro; Christopher Benjamin; Dominic Rowan; Michelle Terry
Naomi Frederick; Jack Laskey; STEPHEN FRY; MARK RYLANCE; Jonathan Pryce; Roger Allam; Charles Edwards; Eve Best; Samantha Spiro; Christopher Benjamin; Dominic Rowan; Michelle Terry
"Dominic Dromgoole’s zestful production succeeds in captivating the audience to a degree that I would not have thought possible...It’s a treat" (The Independent - Love's Labour's Lost)
"The Merry Wives, with its ridiculous foreigners, jealous husbands and scenes of low farce, keeps you chuckling almost throughout." (The Daily Telegraph - The Merry Wives of Windsor)
"This is a good, clear, well-spoken production by John Dove of one of Shakespeare's most beguiling but least-loved plays" (The Guardian - All's well that ends well)
"Eve Best and Charles Edwards are gorgeously well-matched and sublimely ridiculous." (Time Out - Much ado about nothing)
"Naomi Frederick's superb Rosalind is a woman of wit and intelligence ... Laskey's Orlando is equally bewitched, bothered and bewildered, and the playfulness between the two is a pleasure." (The Guardian - As you like it)
"Although this is ensemble theatre at its finest, it’s Rylance’s contribution that puts the production among all-time Shakespeare greats. Frankly unmissable" (The Daily Telegraph - Twelfth Night ★★★★★)
"This is a crowd-pleasing production ... and the laughs come thick and fast" (Evening Standard - The Taming of the Shrew)
"... a warm, comic vision ideally pitched to this performance space. [Dominic Dromgoole's] production bursts with crowd-pleasing gestures ..." (The Evening Standard - A Midsummer Night's Dream ★★★★)
"... a production of The Comedy of Errors that is as enchanting as it is hilarious" (The Independent - The Comedy of Errors ★★★★★)
"The Merry Wives, with its ridiculous foreigners, jealous husbands and scenes of low farce, keeps you chuckling almost throughout." (The Daily Telegraph - The Merry Wives of Windsor)
"This is a good, clear, well-spoken production by John Dove of one of Shakespeare's most beguiling but least-loved plays" (The Guardian - All's well that ends well)
"Eve Best and Charles Edwards are gorgeously well-matched and sublimely ridiculous." (Time Out - Much ado about nothing)
"Naomi Frederick's superb Rosalind is a woman of wit and intelligence ... Laskey's Orlando is equally bewitched, bothered and bewildered, and the playfulness between the two is a pleasure." (The Guardian - As you like it)
"Although this is ensemble theatre at its finest, it’s Rylance’s contribution that puts the production among all-time Shakespeare greats. Frankly unmissable" (The Daily Telegraph - Twelfth Night ★★★★★)
"This is a crowd-pleasing production ... and the laughs come thick and fast" (Evening Standard - The Taming of the Shrew)
"... a warm, comic vision ideally pitched to this performance space. [Dominic Dromgoole's] production bursts with crowd-pleasing gestures ..." (The Evening Standard - A Midsummer Night's Dream ★★★★)
"... a production of The Comedy of Errors that is as enchanting as it is hilarious" (The Independent - The Comedy of Errors ★★★★★)
Naomi Frederick (Rosalind (As You Like It)); Jack Laskey (Orlando (As You Like It)); STEPHEN FRY (Malvolio (Twelfth Night)); MARK RYLANCE (Olivia (Twelfth Night)); Jonathan Pryce (Shylock (The Merchant of Venice)); Roger Allam (Prospero (The Tempest)); Charles Edwards (Benedick (Much Ado About Nothing)); Eve Best (Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing)); Samantha Spiro (Katherina (The Taming of the Shrew)); Christopher Benjamin (Sir John Falstaff (The Merry Wives of Windsor)); Dominic Rowan (Duke Vincentio (Measure for Measure)); Michelle Terry (Titania (A Midsummer Night's Dream))
This collection brings together Globe Theatre productions dating from 2009 to 2015 – during the artistic directorship of Dominic Dromgoole – of twelve of Shakespeare’s most celebrated Comedies. Featuring the finest actors and leading directors, it is part of a project committed to creating ever wider access to this rich cultural heritage.
The films in this set capture the unique atmosphere and theatrical space of the Globe Theatre. The exhilarating sense of interaction between the actors on stage and the audience in live performances is exquisitely maintained on screen.
DVD
Genre: Theatre
Release Date: 01/05/2017
Sound Formats: Dolby Stereo/Dolby Surround (Merry Wives, Twelfth Night, Taming, Tempest, AMSND, Comedy of Errors, Merchant of Venice, Measure for Measure); Dolby Stereo/DTS Surround (All's Well, Much Ado); LPCM/DTS Surround (As You Like It, LLL)
Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Subtitles: EN (As You Like It, LLL, Comedy of Errors, Merchant of Venice, Measure for Measure); EN, DE (Merry Wives of Windsor, Twelfth Night, Taming of the Shrew, All's Well, Much Ado); EN, FR, DE (The Tempest, AMSND)
Catalogue Number: OA1250BD
Artist(s):
Naomi Frederick; Jack Laskey; STEPHEN FRY; MARK RYLANCE; Jonathan Pryce; Roger Allam; Charles Edwards; Eve Best; Samantha Spiro; Christopher Benjamin; Dominic Rowan; Michelle Terry
Naomi Frederick; Jack Laskey; STEPHEN FRY; MARK RYLANCE; Jonathan Pryce; Roger Allam; Charles Edwards; Eve Best; Samantha Spiro; Christopher Benjamin; Dominic Rowan; Michelle Terry
"Dominic Dromgoole’s zestful production succeeds in captivating the audience to a degree that I would not have thought possible...It’s a treat" (The Independent - Love's Labour's Lost)
"The Merry Wives, with its ridiculous foreigners, jealous husbands and scenes of low farce, keeps you chuckling almost throughout." (The Daily Telegraph - The Merry Wives of Windsor)
"This is a good, clear, well-spoken production by John Dove of one of Shakespeare's most beguiling but least-loved plays" (The Guardian - All's well that ends well)
"Eve Best and Charles Edwards are gorgeously well-matched and sublimely ridiculous." (Time Out - Much ado about nothing)
"Naomi Frederick's superb Rosalind is a woman of wit and intelligence ... Laskey's Orlando is equally bewitched, bothered and bewildered, and the playfulness between the two is a pleasure." (The Guardian - As you like it)
"Although this is ensemble theatre at its finest, it’s Rylance’s contribution that puts the production among all-time Shakespeare greats. Frankly unmissable" (The Daily Telegraph - Twelfth Night ★★★★★)
"This is a crowd-pleasing production ... and the laughs come thick and fast" (Evening Standard - The Taming of the Shrew)
"... a warm, comic vision ideally pitched to this performance space. [Dominic Dromgoole's] production bursts with crowd-pleasing gestures ..." (The Evening Standard - A Midsummer Night's Dream ★★★★)
"... a production of The Comedy of Errors that is as enchanting as it is hilarious" (The Independent - The Comedy of Errors ★★★★★)
"The Merry Wives, with its ridiculous foreigners, jealous husbands and scenes of low farce, keeps you chuckling almost throughout." (The Daily Telegraph - The Merry Wives of Windsor)
"This is a good, clear, well-spoken production by John Dove of one of Shakespeare's most beguiling but least-loved plays" (The Guardian - All's well that ends well)
"Eve Best and Charles Edwards are gorgeously well-matched and sublimely ridiculous." (Time Out - Much ado about nothing)
"Naomi Frederick's superb Rosalind is a woman of wit and intelligence ... Laskey's Orlando is equally bewitched, bothered and bewildered, and the playfulness between the two is a pleasure." (The Guardian - As you like it)
"Although this is ensemble theatre at its finest, it’s Rylance’s contribution that puts the production among all-time Shakespeare greats. Frankly unmissable" (The Daily Telegraph - Twelfth Night ★★★★★)
"This is a crowd-pleasing production ... and the laughs come thick and fast" (Evening Standard - The Taming of the Shrew)
"... a warm, comic vision ideally pitched to this performance space. [Dominic Dromgoole's] production bursts with crowd-pleasing gestures ..." (The Evening Standard - A Midsummer Night's Dream ★★★★)
"... a production of The Comedy of Errors that is as enchanting as it is hilarious" (The Independent - The Comedy of Errors ★★★★★)
