Hamlet

Synopsis

A video recording, using a single, fixed camera, of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2001 production of Hamlet. Directed by Steven Pimlott with Samuel West as Hamlet.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Notes

A heavily annotated script and three detailed notebooks with his thoughts on the production and creation of the character are available in the Samuel West Script Collection in the Shakespeare Institute Library.

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Credits

Director

Steven Pimlott

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Jason Carr

Production Design

Alison Chitty

Cast

Adam Kay
Alan David
Alex Zorbas
Ben Meyjes
Christopher Good
Chuk Iwuji
Conor Moloney
Damian Kearney
Finn Caldwell
Giles Fagan
Glenn Chapman
Hattie Morahan
James Curran
Jennifer McEvoy
John Dougall
Kerry Condon
Larry Lamb
Marty Cruickshank
Michael Mears
Robert Jezek
Samuel West
Sean Hannaway

Production Company

Name

Royal Shakespeare Company

Web

https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window

Address

Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB

Archive

Name

Shakespeare Birthplace Collections

Email

collections@shakespeare.org.uk

Web

https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window

Address

Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW