The Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2022 production of All’s Well That Ends Well will be broadcast on Sky Arts (Freeview Channel 11) on Monday 3 July at 8pm.
Originally directed for the stage by Blanche McIntyre, this contemporary production of Shakespeare’s enduring dark comedy - exploring themes of romantic fantasy, toxic masculinity and consent – ran in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon in 2022.
The cast features Rosie Sheehy as Helena, Claire Benedict as The Countess, Benjamin Westerby as Bertram, Bruce Alexander as King of France, Jamie Wilkes as Parolles and Simon Coates as Lafew, Full casting below.
The RSC regularly films its productions for cinema or TV broadcast. This filmed version of All’s Well That Ends Well is arguably the Company’s most ambitious stage-to-screen adaptation to date. It employs a number of innovative filming techniques, including the use of camera phones, on-stage hand-held cameras and split-screen shots. The result is to bring the audience closer to the characters’ emotional experiences, highlighting some of the play’s more uncomfortable themes.
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2022 production of All’s Well That Ends Well will be broadcast on Sky Arts (Freeview Channel 11) on Monday 3 July at 8pm.
Originally directed for the stage by Blanche McIntyre, this contemporary production of Shakespeare’s enduring dark comedy - exploring themes of romantic fantasy, toxic masculinity and consent – ran in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon in 2022.
The cast features Rosie Sheehy as Helena, Claire Benedict as The Countess, Benjamin Westerby as Bertram, Bruce Alexander as King of France, Jamie Wilkes as Parolles and Simon Coates as Lafew, Full casting below.
The RSC regularly films its productions for cinema or TV broadcast. This filmed version of All’s Well That Ends Well is arguably the Company’s most ambitious stage-to-screen adaptation to date. It employs a number of innovative filming techniques, including the use of camera phones, on-stage hand-held cameras and split-screen shots. The result is to bring the audience closer to the characters’ emotional experiences, highlighting some of the play’s more uncomfortable themes.