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Being Hamlet

Synopsis
Television anthology arts series. Alan Yentob presents a documentary about three actors who are preparing to play Hamlet. Welsh actor Wayne Cater is directed by Michael Bogdanov for the Wales Theatre Company, Cardiff; Vaneshran Arumugam is directed by Janet Suzman for the Baxter Theatre, Cape Town (later to come to Stratford upon Avon in the 2006/7 Complete Works Festival) and Michael Cumpsty performing off-Broadway for the Classic Stage Company in New York. There are comments from other actors who have previously played the part - David Warner, Ed Stoppard, Frances de la Tour, Ralph Fiennes, Derek Jacobi, Simon Russell Beale and Jonathan Pryce. Includes brief footage from the stage performances of Stoppard, Pryce and Jacobi.
Series
Imagine...
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals; Hamlet (character)

Credits

Director
Rupert Edwards
Producer
Rupert Edwards
Contributor
Alan Yentob; Frances de la Tour; Janet Suzman; Simon Russell Beale
Cast
David Warner 
Derek Jacobi 
Ed Stoppard 
Jonathan Pryce 
Michael Cumpsty 
Ralph Fiennes 
Vaneshran Arumugam 
Wayne Cater 

Production Company

Name

BBC Wales

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

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Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7436 0165
Address
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Name

Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service

Email
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Web
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Phone
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Fax
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Address
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