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Shakespeare's Globe
announces 1st casting for The Complete Walk films
THE Shakespeare's Globe is
delighted to announce initial casting and locations for The Complete Walk, a
series of 37 short films to be screened along London's South Bank, Liverpool
and in international locations, throughout the weekend of 23 April to 24
April 2016, the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare's death.
The cast includes:- Simon Russell Beale,
Zawe Ashton, Peter Capaldi, Dominic West, James Norton, Olivia Williams,
Jonathan Pryce, Phoebe Pryce, Hayley Atwell, Meera Syal, Jamie Parker, Danny
Sapani, Mel Giedroyc, Aidan Gillen, Joshua McGuire, Paul Chahidi, Pauline
McLynn, Joseph Marcell, Kenneth Cranham, Tom Burke and many more.
At the heart of each 10 minute film will be brand new material, shot on
location in a setting with particular historical and narrative resonance.
Confirmed filming locations include:- Hampton Court Palace for Henry VIII,
The Tower of London for Richard III, Westminster Abbey for Henry IV, The
Houses of Parliament for Richard II, Areopagus Hill in Athens for Timon of
Athens, the Forest of Ardennes in Belgium for As You Like It, Tomba di
Giulietta in Verona for Romeo and Juliet and Kronborg Castle in Denmark for
Hamlet.
As well as being screened along a 2˝ mile stretch of the Thames between
Westminster and Tower Bridge, The Complete Walk will also be exported to
other cities around the country and the world. Confirmed hosts for the
series of films thus far include Liverpool and Santa Barbara.
Each film, 1 for each of Shakespeare's plays will be shown in venues
throughout Liverpool City Centre. A full list of venues, opening times and
the locations of each play will be released in March 2016.
If you are venue and are interested in hosting a film pleases end an
email, no later than 5pm, on Friday, 26 February 2016.
Assistant Mayor and Cabinet Member for
culture, tourism and events, Councillor Wendy Simon, said:- "It's a
huge coup for Liverpool to be the only City in the UK outside of London to
host The Complete Walk. It's wonderful to be able to work with venues across
the City Centre to mark the Bard's anniversary, and I'm sure with the
impressive cast list, thousands of people will take the opportunity to see
as many, if not all, of the 37 short films as possible."
Small, fleet of foot film crews have been flying around the world to capture
performances against the original settings from Shakespeare's global
imagination. More casting and filming locations will be announced in the
coming weeks. Cast details to date are so far:-
► Simon Russell Beale as Timon, filmed in Athens.
► Peter Capaldi as Titus Andronicus, filmed in Rome.
► Hayley Atwell as Innogen in Cymbeline, filmed in Milford Haven.
► James Norton as Richard II, filmed in Westminster Hall.
► Zawe Ashton, Joseph Marcell and Kenneth Cranham in scenes from King Lear
on the Cliffs of Dover.
► Jessie Buckley and Luke Thompson as Romeo and Juliet in the Tomba di
Giulietta in Verona.
► Dominic West as Coriolanus in Rome.
► Lindsay Duncan in All's Well That Ends Well, filmed in Roussillon.
► Olivia Williams and Susannah Fielding as Olivia and Viola in Twelfth
Night.
► Jonathan Pryce and Phoebe Pryce as Shylock and Jessica, filmed in Venice's
historic Jewish Ghetto.
► Aidan Gillen and Joshua McGuire in Measure for Measure, filmed in
Liechtenstein Castle in Vienna.
► Mel Giedroyc and Paul Chahidi in The Merry Wives of Windsor.
► Jamie Parker as Henry V at Azincourt in France.
► Meera Syal as Lucetta in The Two Gentlemen of Verona.
► Danny Sapani as Henry VIII with Pauline McLynn and David Calder, filmed at
Hampton Court.
► David and Tom Burke as father and son in Henry VI Part 3, filmed at Towton
Battlefield.
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