Hamlet

Alternative title: BBC Radio Collection: William Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Synopsis: Radio production of the play adapted and directed by Jeremy Mortimer, starring Michael Sheen as Hamlet, Kenneth Cranham as Claudius, Juliet Stevenson as Gertrude and Ellie Beavan as Ophelia. Timothy Spall makes an appearance as the Gravedigger. The play is introduced by Richard Eyre. The music is written by Conrad Nelson who also performs together with Richard Anderson, Mark Kearns and Andrew Whitehead.
Series: Sunday Play, The
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Audio; Radio; 2 audiocassettes. 210 min. 3 compact discs. 210 min.
Year of production: 1999
Notes: This production marks the first commission between the Open University (OU) and BBC Radio 3 and was used for the new OU course on ‘Shakespeare: Text and Performance’.
Commercially released as part of the BBC Radio collection series in 1999, cassettes and CDs of the production are available for sale from the BBC Shop (www.bbcshop.com) or through retail outlets.
Documentation: Accompanying booklet.
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: drama in English; performances; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Director

Jeremy Mortimer

Producer

Writer

Music

Contributor

Adaptor for Radio

Jeremy Mortimer

Cast

Name: BBC Radio Collection, c/o Choices UK, 19-24 Manasty Road, Orton Southgate, Peterborough PE2 6UP, tel 01733 236800, fax 01733 230618, www.choicesdirect.co.uk
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Phone: 01733 236800
Fax: 01733 230618
Address: c/o Choices UK
19-24 Manasty Road
Orton Southgate
Peterborough
PE2 6UP

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