Antony and Cleopatra [Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare] (Original screenplay for the 1984 televised stage production, copy belonging to Speech and Dialect Coach Roberta Farkas)
by William Shakespeare (play); Lawrence Carra (director); Lynn Redgrave, Timothy Dalton, Nichelle Nichols, John Carradine (starring)
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About This Item
First broadcast in the United Kingdom on the Bravo channel on October 5, 1984. The production, part of a nine play series produced in England, was recorded live on videotape for Bard Productions sometime between 1981 and 1983, as sources vary. While not altering the Bard's text, the production was meant to offer a more conversational and less intimidating version of Shakespeare, and utilized sparse sets and costumes based on the original designs from the Globe Theatre's productions of Shakespeare's day.
Featuring the future James Bond, Timothy Dalton, as Marc Antony, and stage, screen, and television star (and OBE recipient) Lynn Redgrave as Cleopatra, the stage production was also noted for John Carradine's brief role as the Soothsayer, and for two exceptional performances from "Star Trek" alumni Nichelle Nichols and Walter Koenig, as Charmian and Pompey, respectively.
Dalton reprised the role in May through July, 1986, at the Haymarket Theatre in London, directed by Toby Robertson, and starring Lynn Redgrave's sister, Vanessa Redgrave, in the role of Cleopatra.
Blue titled wrappers, with credits for William Shakespeare and director Paul Blake, with Blake struck through, and Lawrence Carra written in, in manuscript ink. Title page present, with credits for William Shakespeare and director Paul Blake, with Blake struck through, and Lawrence Carra written in, in manuscript ink. 148 leaves, with last page of text numbered 144. Mimeograph duplication, rectos only. Pages Near Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, with some light soiling and edgewear, bound with two gold brads.
Synopsis
A magnificent drama of love and war, this riveting tragedy presents one of Shakespeare's greatest female characters--the seductive, cunning Egyptian queen Cleopatra. The Roman leader Mark Antony, a virtual prisoner of his passion for her, is a man torn between pleasure and virtue, between sensual indolence and duty . . . between an empire and love. Bold, rich, and splendid in its setting and emotions, Antony And Cleopatra ranks among Shakespeare's supreme achievements.From the Paperback edition.
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- Royal Books, Inc. (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Antony and Cleopatra [Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare] (Original screenplay for the 1984 televised stage production, copy belonging to Speech and Dialect Coach Roberta Farkas)
- Author
- William Shakespeare (play); Lawrence Carra (director); Lynn Redgrave, Timothy Dalton, Nichelle Nichols, John Carradine (starring)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Bard Productions, Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Beverly Hills, CA
- Date Published
- 1981
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- Film Scripts | Play Scripts | Television Scripts | Television Movie | Television | Films based on Plays | British Cinema | 1980s Cinema | Romance | History
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- Verso
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- Title Page
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- Fine
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- Recto
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- Leaves
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