Volpone [videorecording] / by Ben Jonson ; [stage] director, Elizabeth Freestone ; producers, James Haddrell and Tim Sawers ; outside broadcast director, Chris Cowey ; producer, Richard Adams.
Richard Bremmer, Mark Hadfield, Conrad Westmaas, Harvey Virdi, Edmund Kingsley, Tim Treloar, Maxwell Hutcheon, Tim Steed, James Wallace, Aislin McGuckin, Peter Bankolé, Brigid Zengeni. A dramatization of Ben Jonson's play Volpone. Recorded live at Greenwich Theatre in London, 2009. "Licensed for use by libraries and educational institutions"--Disc 2,3 surfaces. Special features include two bonus discs with Interviews with cast and crew and the mastershot DVD showing all entances/exits, and lighting and scenery changes.
Contents:
Disc 1. DVD of the play -- Disc 2. Interview DVD -- Disc 3. Mastershot DVD.
Summary:
Volpone, a rich Venetian nobleman, with the assistance of his servant, Mosca, has devised a method for increasing his wealth by pretending that he is old and dying. Since he has no heirs, the plan is to encourage speculators to curry his favor by visiting him and bringing gifts in the expectation of being named in his will.
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