The shakespeare institute offers an unrivalled opportunity for the study of shakespeare in stratford upon avon shakespeares birthplace. An ineffectual king cymbeline rules over a divided dystopian britain. Social class was a big deal in shakespeares england, and cymbeline is totally reflective of that. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Thou thy worldly task hast done,home art gone, and taen th. Cymbeline, directed by melly still, royal shakespeare theatre.
From then on, there is the usual cross dressing confusion as innogen dresses as a man to find posthumus. In exile, innogens husband is tricked into believing she has been. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing royal shakespeare company. A couple of months ago, before the uk jumped the proverbial shark in the eu referendum, a line from cymbeline was doing the rounds on social media as brexiteers leapt on shakespeares comment that. Melly still 2016 production royal shakespeare company. A fresh, challenging and highly creative production, of power, jealousy and a journey of love and reconciliation. Find out more about the king himself, the disguises and the revelations revealed at the plays end summary of william shakespeares cymbeline. The complete dramatic works of william shakespeare cymbeline. It is this sensibility that underlies the shakespeare theatre companys production of cymbeline as a tale told to a young person. Shakespeares rarely performed romance of power, jealousy and a journey of love and reconciliation. Cymbeline played in the royal shakespeare theatre until october 2016, then it transferred to the barbican, london. Melly still 2016 production cymbeline royal shakespeare. Read more in the wake of his fathers abrupt death, hamlet returns home from university to find his personal and political world changed as he never imagined it couldhis mother remarried, his uncle on the throne and a world seemingly gone insane. Consumed with grief at the death of two of her children, cymbelines judgement is clouded.
Cymbeline royal shakespeare company, 2016 ntsc by william shakespeare. Director melly still explains the story of shakespeare s cymbeline. Watch bethan cullinane as innogen and oliver johnstone as iachimo in act 2, scene 2 of our production of cymbeline, directed by melly still. When innogen, the only living heir, marries her sweetheart in secret, an enraged cymbeline banishes him. Royal shakespeare theatre, stratforduponavon set in a. Captured live in stratforduponavon, this adaptation reimagined cymbeline as a queen rather than a king, making gillian bevan the first woman to play the title. The royal shakespeare company rsc is a major british theatre company, based in stratforduponavon, warwickshire, england. William shakespeares cymbeline is a play written based on ancient legends regarding great britain. Gillian bevan was the first woman to play cymbeline at the rsc. Cymbeline, which began its run at the barbican in london on the 31st of october, is one of shakespeares most notoriously confusing and ridiculous plays.
Cymbeline royal shakespeare company digital theatre. Cymbeline tells the story of a british king, cymbeline, and his three children, presented as though they are in a fairy tale. Melly still 2016 production this 2016 production cast the role of cymbeline as a woman, played by gillian bevan. Act 2 scene 2 cymbeline royal shakespeare company youtube. Read our faqs or reach out to our customer service team. Cymbeline at the royal shakespeare theatre, stratford. The secret marriage of cymbelines daughter, imogen, triggers much of the action, which includes villainous slander, homicidal jealousy, crossgender disguise, a deathlike trance, and the appearance of jupiter in a vision. The show played in the royal shakespeare theatre and the barbican, during our summer 2016 season.
Just a short walk away from the royal shakespeare company, the shakespeare institute is a postgraduateonly department which offers dedicated support and resources to its students. I always prefer reading them to writing my own, but will do so should there be none. Consumed with grief at the death of two of her children, cymbeline s judgement is clouded. The rsc plays regularly in london, stratforduponavon, and on tour across the uk and internationally. Well refund your credit card or we can credit your fandango account to use for another movie. Distracted by innogens marriage, cymbeline is blind to the actions of a powerful figure behind the throne who is plotting to seize power by murdering them both. Poisoning, beheading, crossdressing, and betrayal become fresh and frisky thanks to fiasco theaters inventive production of the epic romance cymbeline. One of his least performed plays, shakespeare s tale of romance and reconciliation is brought to life in this dystopian production from the royal shakespeare company. Cymbeline, presented by the royal shakespeare company at. Captured live in stratforduponavon, this adaptation reimagined cymbeline as a queen rather than a king, making gillian bevan the first woman to play the title role at the rsc. Melly still directs shakespeare s rarely performed romance. In a play that spans the roman empire, shakespeare pits the noble intentions of princess imogen, pining after her banished husband, against the dastardly iachimo, one of his most nefarious villains. The production played in the royal shakespeare theatre. Melly still directs shakespeares rarely performed romance.
One of his least performed plays, shakespeares tale of romance and. There seems to be a very dark aura surrounding the characters and the setting. Cymbeline, directed by melly still, royal shakespeare theatre, stratford, 27 july 2016, right stalls. Cinema trailer cymbeline royal shakespeare company youtube. When innogen, the only living heir, marries her sweetheart in secret, the enraged cymbeline banishes him. Fear no more the heat o the sun,nor the furious winters rages. Cymbeline also known as anarchy is a 2014 american film version of the play cymbeline by william shakespeare. Cymbeline at the royal shakespeare theatre, stratford amid a plot best described as eurotrash gone bonkers, we cling to innogens story. Cunobeline was rumored to have controlled a large portion of the south of britain and was called king of the britons. The show played in the royal shakespeare theatre and the barbican, during our summer. Cinema trailer cymbeline royal shakespeare company. Center for actor trainingthe very heart of shakespeare amp company is its professional actor training the aesthetic of the company was created within the training devised by tina packer and the master teachers and it is through these programs that the aesthetic is continually investigated redefined and reinvigoratedthrough the center.
The production played in the royal shakespeare theatre, stratforduponavon and was screened around the world. In 1986, stratforduponavon was the venue for the disastrous provincial tryout of the illfated musical carrie, based on. However, the arrival of jupiter was splendidly done here with the shocking drawback that it wasnt jupiter at. Director melly still explains the story of shakespeares cymbeline. All in all, cymbeline is a tale of restoration and reconciliation. The film is directed by michael almereyda and stars ethan hawke, ed harris, dakota johnson, milla jovovich and john leguizamo. Written around 1611, the play follows imogen, a smart and resourceful young woman wrongly accused of being unchaste but who is later reconciled with her hubby. This has now been turned into the clore learning centre, the royal shakespeare companys education and events venue. A pair of lovers separated by exile, an evil queen, a crazed stepson, a jealous friend, and a pair of longlost royal brothers. Shakespeare, w cymbeline royal shakespeare company.
It is also, i think, the shortest edition ive seen and the one with the smallest cast of players. Shakespeare theatre company hamlet 1718 shakespeare. Find out whats happening with the shakespeare theatre company. An ineffectual queen cymbeline rules over a divided dystopian britain. The act of telling repeatedly recurs in cymbeline, where characters one after the other confide their true feelings to the listening audience. The company employs over 1,000 staff and produces around 20 productions a year. Cymbeline, king of britain, tells a pretty crazy story, complete with an evil stepmother, a wicked villain, a scheming suitor, and a death potion. Synopsis cymbeline royal shakespeare company youtube.
One of his least performed plays, shakespeares tale of romance and reconciliation is brought to life in this dystopian production from the royal shakespeare company. An unmissable chance to see one of shakespeares rarely performed plays. But a powerful figure behind the throne is plotting to seize power and murder them both. There is a frantic fashion for genderswapping in shakespeare. Innogen embarks on a dangerous journey that will reunite cymbeline with a lost heir and reconcile the young lovers. When innogen, the only living heir, marries her sweetheart posthumus in secret, an enraged cymbeline banishes him. Among these legends are the stories of the celtic born british king cunobeline. I read this during a shakespeare course in college and then watched a film version. A complete summary of william shakespeares play, cymbeline. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
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