Hamlet

Synopsis: Combined book and audio CD. The CD includes Laurence Olivier in HAMLET (1948), and Simon Russell Beale as Hamlet in John Caird’s 2000 production for the National Theatre. There are recordings from Ellen Terry, John Barrymore, Richard Burton and Emma Fielding. The illustrated text includes photographs from notable productions including scenes from Kenneth Branagh’s HAMLET (1996), Michael Almereyda’s HAMLET (2000) and Roger Rees in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1985 production directed by Ron Daniels. In addition to the playtext, there are articles including ‘In Production: Hamlet through the Years’ by Terri Bourus, ‘As Performance: Thoughts on Branagh’s Hamlet’ by Russell Jackson, ‘Caviar to the General: Hamlet in Popular Culture’ by Douglas Lanier, ‘A Voice Coach’s Perspective on Speaking Shakespeare’ by Andrew Wade and ‘In the Age of Shakespeare’ by Thomas Garvey.
Series: Sourcebooks Shakespeare Series, The
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Multimedia
Year of release: 2007
Notes: Each book and CD set includes narration by Derek Jacobi, recordings from actors, more than 20 scenes from different productions to facilitate comparisons, interviews and essays, the full text of the play with glossary and production notes,illustrations of sets, costume designs, and photographs of significant historical performances.
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

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