Timon of Athens: Recent Episodes
National Theatre
Timon of Athens is a rarely performed play written by William Shakespeare and Thomas Middleton. The production referenced in this collection is taken from the 2012 National Theatre production which is part of the cultural olympiad, directed by Nicholas Hytner, and starring Simon Russell Beale as Timon. This collection includes a behind the scenes look at the production, interviews with the creatives, character discussion with Simon Russell Beale and Ben Power, timelapse of the set build at the get in and more.
Simon Russell Beale talks to Al Senter about his career, including his role in Nicholas Hytner's Timon of Athens and playing Falstaff in Richard Eyre's The Hollow Crown.
This is a timelapse of the set build for Timon of Athens, showing the stage crew and technicians at work.
The creative team behind the National Theatre's new production of 'Timon of Athens' talk about their staging of the play and the motivations for bringing this rarely staged and problematic play by Shakespeare and Middleton to the stage.
Featured in this video: Nicholas Hytner, Simon Russell Beale, Cathal Cleary, Tim Hatley and Ben Power.
This is a behind the scenes look at the production of Timon of Athens where we talk to the Designer, Production Manager, Costume Designer and Prop Supervisor about creating the world of the play.