Love s labour s lost is a comedy about young love, with an unexpected and unsettling ending. Loves labours won royal shakespeare company opus arte. Loves labours lost and loves labours won are at the royal shakespeare theatre until 14 march 2015. See some behind the scenes photos of the making of the trailer in the gallery below. This was the first shakespeare comedy that ive seen, and i found it enlightening and very entertaining. Both productions were revived for chichester festival theatre in 2016 and the theatre royal haymarket in 2017. Theatre streaming watch west end shows online free shows coronavirus. Loves labours won or much ado about nothing, directed by christopher luscombe, will be broadcast live to cinemas from the royal.
Love s labour s won is a lost play attributed by contemporaries to william shakespeare, written before 1598 and published by 1603, though no copies are known to have survived. It was originally written for an elite audience, most likely a royal celebration, and has since become one of shakespeares. Christopher luscombe has created a magical double bill for the royal shakespeare company. On monday there was a tube strike, it was pouring with rain and, too late, i found a hole in my boot. Shakespeare wrote loves labours lost early in his career about 1594, when he was concerned more with words than with characters. Loves labours lost royal shakespeare company tickets. Watch rsc shows from home royal shakespeare company. Music and speeches, an album by royal shakespeare company on spotify. In order to dedicate themselves to a life of study, the king and his friends take an oath to avoid the company of women for three years.
Philip henslowe was a wellknown elizabethan entrepreneur who undertook a wide range of. As memories of conflict give way to a life of parties and masked balls, claudio and hero fall madly, deeply in love, while. This does not apply to the situation illustrated in loves labours lost. Christopher luscombe 2014 production much ado about. Education loves labours lost royal shakespeare company. Unfortunately we cannot guarantee support for browsers with javascript disabled, you may experience some difficulties using this website. The five star loves labours lost and loves labours won much ado about nothing are now playing in the royal shakespeare theatre in stratforduponavon. Two of shakespeares sunniest comedies arrive to warm our hearts this winter in. Oct 10, 2008 i f only you had the tardis, you quip, so that you could go back in time to enjoy david doctor who tennant s fantastic performance in the rsc s love s labour s lost again. Loves labours lost loves labours won much ado about. Full casting is announced for christopher luscombes productions of loves labours lost and loves labours won also known as much ado about nothing.
Upandcoming coeurage theatre company makes a practice of including a shakespeare play on its eclectic schedule each season. Some of the proponents of this theory point out that loves labours lost, a play that does survive today, would. Full casting is announced for christopher luscombe s productions of love s labour s lost and love s labour s won also known as much ado about nothing. Key moments loves labours lost royal shakespeare company. Shop loves labours won royal shakespeare company opus arte. And in shakespeares loves labours lost the princess of france and her ladies take aim. Loves labours lost is set pre world war i in the edwardian era. Loves labours lost is to be set in the summer of 1914, seen with hindsight as a golden time just before the beginning of the war to end all wars. One of his earliest comedies, shakespeares tale of love and courtship is brought to life in this edwardian reimagining from the royal shakespeare company. Alumni and friends are invited back to kings to enjoy a live screening of loves labours lost perfromed by the royal shakespeare company, broadcast live from the royal shakespeare theatre in stratforduponavon to venues across the uk summer 1914. Loves labours won royal shakespeare company youtube. The worldweary benedick and his friend claudio find themselves reacquainted with. Jan 12, 2017 the rsc serve up a sparkling romcom full of period charm, like a cross between downton abbey and brideshead revisited.
They have been at a great feast of languages, and stolen the scraps. Buy loves labours lost the rsc shakespeare 2008 by rasmussen, eric, bate, jonathan isbn. I enjoyed the performance of loves labours lost at the annenberg center in philadelphia. Loves labours lost is probably best known for being ignored.
This wont be the first rsc production of the play to be set in this period. Whether or not shakespeares lost play, loves labours won, is actually lost or just a different name for one of the extant plays in the canon turns out, really, to be much ado about nothing. With sam alexander, leah whitaker, edward bennett, william belchambers. More than one scene in the tv series wolf hall has shown gentlemen and ladies of the court of henry viii practicing archery as a pastime. Oct 21, 2014 in the royal shakespeare companys repertory pairing of these two plays, the idea is that the great war separates the edwardian idyll of loves labours lost and the renewal of social and. In that play, it was the lady who rejected the man. Scholars dispute whether it is a true lost work, possibly a sequel to love s labour s lost, or an alternative title to a known shakespeare play. Shakespeare, w loves labours lost loves labours won. The collection will add new royal shakespeare company productions as they are filmed, as the. Its a clever play, devoid of the kind of battles and wars so often found in many of shakespeares other works.
Shakespeares loves labours won play was written prior to 1598 and probably published by 1603, though no known copies have survived. Shakespeares comedy, otherwise known as much ado about nothing, set in the autumn of 1918, as the war draws to a close. Book your tickets for loves labours lost royal shakespeare company at the theatre royal haymarket with london box office, official agent for londons west end shows. Loves labours lost rsc tickets theatre royal haymarket. In 2014, the royal shakespeare company completed a doublefeature in which love s labour s lost, set on the eve of the first world war, is followed by much ado about nothing retitled love s labour s won. The royal shakespeare company collection offers highdefinition. This new streaming partnership provides a costeffective way for schools and. The rscs twin productions of loves labours lost and much ado about nothing have enjoyed a sparkling few years, first playing to acclaim in stratforduponavon in 2014, before being revived at chichester festival theatre back in september, nipping up to manchester briefly in november, and finally landing on the haymarket shortly before christmas. Following past productions of romeo and juliet and double falsehood comes their stab at shakespeares comedy of words, loves labours lost. Loves labours lost globe player shakespeares globe. Sam alexander, peter basham, william belchambers, christopher luscombe. An enchanting, whimsical, funny and modern interpretation of loves labours lost and much.
Watch michelle terry as beatrice and edward bennett as benedick in act 1 scene 1 of our production of loves labours won or much ado about nothing directed by christopher luscombe. Loves labours lost is one of william shakespeares early comedies, believed to have been written in the mid1590s for a performance at the inns of court before queen elizabeth i. Why did william shakespeare write loves labours lost. Five key moments in shakespeares loves labours lost the princess susan fleetwood is accused of mockery by berowne ian richardson, witnessed by maria lynette davies, ferdinand david suchet and rosaline estelle kohler in the 1975 production of loves labours lost. Loves labours lost royal shakespeare company bluray. Shakespeare s play love s labour s lost is a comedy about language and love, with an unexpected ending for young people of all ages, this play provides a great opportunity to explore the genre of comedy as well as lots of key themes, including. Scholars dispute whether it is a true lost work, possibly a sequel to loves labours lost, or. Loves labours won royal shakespeare company digital theatre. In the royal shakespeare companys repertory pairing of these two plays, the idea is that the great war separates the edwardian idyll of loves labours lost and the renewal of social and. Captured live in stratforduponavon, this adaptation was paired with loves labours won much ado about nothing, with both productions featuring the same. Royal shakespeare company, royal shakespeare theatre. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. No sooner have they made their idealistic pledge than the princess of france and her ladiesinwaiting arrive, presenting the men with a severe test.
Ado about nothing royal shakespeare theatre, stratforduponavon. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The royal shakespeare company has teamed up the slap stick comedy with much ado about nothing, playing under the name of the highly rumoured missing play loves labours won. I f only you had the tardis, you quip, so that you could go back in time to enjoy david doctor who tennants fantastic performance in the rscs loves labours lost again. If were on vacation and discover some shakespeare at the destination or en route, we order tickets. British black and asian shakespeare performance database. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Loves labours won royal shakespeare theatre 28 february 2015 4 stars. In 1993 ian judge directed what was often referred to. Loves labours lost starring sam alexander one of his earliest comedies, shakespeares tale of love and courtship is brought to life in this edwardian reimagining from the royal shakespeare company. Angelika film center plano, tx about shakespeare s comic romance loves labours won plays out amidst the brittle high spirits of a postwar house party, as youthful passions run riot, lovers are deceived, and happiness is threatened before peace ultimately wins the day.
Loves labours lost loves labours won much ado about nothing its such a clever idea to join two of shakespeares most sparkling romantic comedies by setting them. Shakespeare, w loves labours lost loves labours won royal shakespeare theatre, 2015 special edition ntsc by william shakespeare. With his mysterious title applied here to much ado about nothing, shakespeares tale of relationships beginning and ending is brought to life in this edwardian reimagining from the royal shakespeare company. Loves labours won is a lost play attributed by contemporaries to william shakespeare, written before 1598 and published by 1603, though no copies are known to have survived. Captured live in stratforduponavon, this adaptation was paired with loves labours won much ado about nothing, with both productions featuring the same company of actors and set. David fanstones verse play takes as its starting point the fact that henslowes diary includes reference to as play called loves labours won, but that no such script has ever been found. With david horovitch, thomas wheatley, flora spencerlonghurst, michelle terry. Gregory doran, the artistic director of rsc, defends the title change by saying that nobody has yet given me any evidence to suggest that much ado about nothing cannot have been loves labours won.
Shakespeares comic romance loves labours won plays out amidst the brittle high spirits of a postwar house party, as youthful passions run riot, lovers are deceived, and happiness is threatened before peace ultimately wins the day. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. There are 2 schools of thought on loves labours won one that the play is a lost sequel to loves labours lost, the other that the title is an alternative name for an already known shakespeare play. Loves labours lost royal shakespeare company digital.
Playing at the theatre royal haymarket for a limited season, loves labours lost is set in summer 1914. The worldweary benedick and his friend claudio find themselves reacquainted with beatrice and hero. Loves labours lost royal shakespeare company blu ray. The first theory, and probably the most obvious, is that shakespeare did indeed write a play titled loves labours won and it just didnt survive with other plays that did manage to be passed down through time. Loves labours lost and won dvd trailer royal shakespeare. When filming the trailer for loves labours lost and loves labours won in 2014, the cast visited national trust property, charlecote park. Loves labours won royal shakespeare company digital. Oct 11, 2012 the first theory, and probably the most obvious, is that shakespeare did indeed write a play titled loves labours won and it just didnt survive with other plays that did manage to be passed down through time. Aug 21, 2015 the trailer for the dvd and blu ray release of our two productions love s labour s lost and love s labour s won much ado about nothing. It is my belief that loves labours lost was first performed, in private performance, in the grounds of place house, titchfield, at whitsun in 1592.
I thought the setting was rather original but, having looked up earlier productions of loves labours lost, i see that im wrong. This was the very first time the company was performing the play in front of an audience, and it was obvious, at least to someone like me, with experience not just as a member of a theater audience but as a member of a theatrical production team. Apr 14, 2015 watch michelle terry as beatrice and edward bennett as benedick in act 1 scene 1 of our production of love s labour s won or much ado about nothing directed by christopher luscombe. Jun 07, 2016 why did william shakespeare write loves labours lost. Videos 2014 loves labours lost royal shakespeare company. Loves labours lost is presented as a prologue to much ado which.
With his mysterious title applied here to much ado about nothing, shakespeare s tale of relationships beginning and ending is brought to life in this edwardian reimagining from the royal shakespeare company. Unfortunately, a lot of works from that era are simply lost, such as the hamlet that thomas kyd may have written. Music and speeches, an album by royal shakespeare company on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Loves labours won or much ado about nothing, directed by christopher luscombe, will be broadcast live to cinemas from the royal shakespeare theatre, on 4 march 2015. Shakespeares comedy about a king trying to avoid womanly wiles, transposed to 1914. The royal shakespeare company chichester festival theatre production of shakespeares tale of young romance, loves labours lost, transfers to the west end subsequent to an acclaimed 2014 run in stratforduponavon. Loves labours won trailer royal shakespeare company.
There is no play by that name, and at this point it would be very unlikely one should turn up. In 2014 christopher luscombe directed the innovative pairing of of love s labour s lost with love s labour s won much ado about nothing at the royal shakespeare theatre. Following the productions 2014 run in stratfordupon avon and a subsequent run in chichester, the rsc chichester festival theatre productions of christopher luscombes heartwarming double bill loves labours lost and much ado about nothing or loves labours won will transfer to the theatre royal haymarket for a limited season. Alumni and friends are invited back to king s to enjoy a live screening of love s labour s lost perfromed by the royal shakespeare company, broadcast live from the royal shakespeare theatre in stratforduponavon to venues across the uk. Actors from left to right nick steen as dumaine, juan rivera lebron as costard, jeb burris as longaville and jonathan dyrud as ferdinand take center stage in the great lakes theater production of william shakespeare s classic comedy love s labour s lost at the hanna theatre, playhouse square which runs through april 24. Loves labours lostloves labours won, royal shakespeare. Captured live in stratforduponavon, this adaptation was paired with loves labours lost, with both productions featuring the same. The royal shakespeare company collection alexander street.
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