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.

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.

The making of Timon: Staging the play

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.

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