Genre:

Theatre

Release Date:

Mar 2015

Subtitles:

EN/FR/DE

Sound Format:

2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS

Catalog Number:

809478071679

Shakespeare: The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Royal Shakespeare Company)

Mark Arends (Proteus); Michael Marcus (Valentine ); Jonny Glynn (The Duke of Milan ); Pearl Chanda (Julia ); Sarah MacRae (Silvia ); Leigh Quinn (Lucetta ); Keith Osborn (Antonio ); Nicholas Gerard-Martin (Turio); Roger Morlidge (Launce); Mossup (Crab); Molly Gromadzki (Host/Outlaw); Simon Yadoo (Panthino/Outlaw);

Valentine and Proteus arebest friends until they fall in love with the same girl. Having travelled to Milan in search ofadventure, they both fall for the Duke's daughter Silvia. But Proteus isalready sworn to his sweetheart Julia at home in Verona, and the Duke thinksValentine is not good enough for his Silvia.With friendship forgotten, the rivals’ affections quickly get out of hand as the four young lovers find themselves ona wild chase through the woods, confused by mistaken identity and threatened by fierce outlaws before they finda path to reconciliation.

Reviews

"There's a lovely summery feel to Simon Godwin's nimble-footed modern-dress production of this early Shakespeare comedy; it's a stylish and confident RSC debut." (Evening Standard ★★★★)

"Director Simon Godwin eagerly explores the light and dark sides of romance in a striking RSC debut ... A delightful evening." (The Guardian ★★★★)

"A superbly fleet-footed production of a play in which sunny comic exuberance is disconcertingly darkened by ominous shadows." (The Daily Telegraph)

"An absolute treat…" (What's On Stage)