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Shakespeare: All's Well That Ends Well
Shakespeare: All's Well That Ends Well

Sam Crane (Bertram); Ellie Piercey (Helena); James Garnon (Parolles); Janie Dee (Countess of Roussillon); Michael Bertenshaw (Lafeu); Sam Cox (King of France); Naomi Cranston (Diana); John Cummins (Duke of Florence/Rinaldo/Gentleman/Second Soldier); Sophie Duval (Widow); Ben Deery (First Soldier); Maria Doherty (Mariana)

Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well centres on the tale of Helena’s quest to marry the man she loves, the rather unimpressed Bertram, who initially refuses her due to her lack of social standing. Aided by fellow conspirator Diana, Helena devises a fail-safe scheme to ensnare her man. The production, directed by John Dove, stars Sam Crane and Ellie Piercey as Bertram and Helena, and includes performances by James Garnon as troublemaker Parolles and Janie Dee as Bertram’s interfering mother, the Countess of Roussillon. With lavish staging and costume, the production is a triumph that, according to The Independent, ‘leaves the audience reeling with happiness by the end.’

DVD

Genre: Theatre
Release Date: 01/11/2012
Sound Formats: 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS
Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Subtitles: EN, DE
Catalogue Number: OA1082D
Artist(s):
Sam Crane; Ellie Piercey; James Garnon; Janie Dee; Michael Bertenshaw; Sam Cox; Naomi Cranston; John Cummins; Sophie Duval; Ben Deery; Maria Doherty
"With so much to praise, it is hard to prioritise, but here goes." (The Independent)

"This is a good, clear, well-spoken production by John Dove of one of Shakespeare's most beguiling but least-loved plays." (The Guardian)

"[Dove's] simple, fluent and mischievous production has an easy naturalism about it" (The Financial Times)

Sam Crane (Bertram); Ellie Piercey (Helena); James Garnon (Parolles); Janie Dee (Countess of Roussillon); Michael Bertenshaw (Lafeu); Sam Cox (King of France); Naomi Cranston (Diana); John Cummins (Duke of Florence/Rinaldo/Gentleman/Second Soldier); Sophie Duval (Widow); Ben Deery (First Soldier); Maria Doherty (Mariana)

Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well centres on the tale of Helena’s quest to marry the man she loves, the rather unimpressed Bertram, who initially refuses her due to her lack of social standing. Aided by fellow conspirator Diana, Helena devises a fail-safe scheme to ensnare her man. The production, directed by John Dove, stars Sam Crane and Ellie Piercey as Bertram and Helena, and includes performances by James Garnon as troublemaker Parolles and Janie Dee as Bertram’s interfering mother, the Countess of Roussillon. With lavish staging and costume, the production is a triumph that, according to The Independent, ‘leaves the audience reeling with happiness by the end.’

DVD

Genre: Theatre
Release Date: 01/11/2012
Sound Formats: 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS
Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic
Subtitles: EN, DE
Catalogue Number: OA1082D

Artist(s):
Sam Crane; Ellie Piercey; James Garnon; Janie Dee; Michael Bertenshaw; Sam Cox; Naomi Cranston; John Cummins; Sophie Duval; Ben Deery; Maria Doherty

"With so much to praise, it is hard to prioritise, but here goes." (The Independent)

"This is a good, clear, well-spoken production by John Dove of one of Shakespeare's most beguiling but least-loved plays." (The Guardian)

"[Dove's] simple, fluent and mischievous production has an easy naturalism about it" (The Financial Times)