Hamlet, Part 2

Summary

1963 Associated-Rediffusion production for ITV of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, presented for schools in five parts.

Theatre play

Hamlet by William Shakespeare [more information]

Play synopsis

'Set in the Kingdom of Denmark, the play dramatizes the revenge Prince Hamlet exacts on his uncle Claudius for murdering King Hamlet, Claudius’s brother and Prince Hamlet’s father, and then succeeding to the throne and taking as his wife Gertrude, the old king’s widow and Prince Hamlet’s mother. The play vividly portrays both true and feigned madness—from overwhelming grief to seething rage—and explores themes of treachery, revenge, incest, and moral corruption.' Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet.

Production history

Written between 1599 and 1602.

Date of transmission

Tuesday 5 November 1963

Time

2.59-3.24pm

Series

Schools

Channel

ITV

Production company

Associated-Rediffusion (1955-1964)

Credits

Director

Tania Lieven

Playwright

William Shakespeare

Set Designer

John Clarke

Costume Designer

Michael Baldwin

Education Officer

Alan Nicholson

Cast

Michael Aldridge	Polonius
Thane Bettany	Rosencrantz
Jennifer Daniel	Ophelia
Alan Edwards	First Player
Barry Foster	Hamlet
Anthony Gardner	Player Queen
Nicholas Hawtrey	Guildenstern
Patricia Jessel	Gertrude
William Marlowe	Player King
Colin Pinney	Fourth Player
Sydney [or Sidney] Tafler	Claudius

Additional details

Play tags

Denmark, as theme or setting; murder; royalty

Programme context tags

schools television programming

Print sources

Title

TV Times, 1 November 1963 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 37

Associated programmes

Hamlet, Part 1 (Associated-Rediffusion, 1963)
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
ITV (Schools)

Hamlet, Part 3 (Associated-Rediffusion, 1963)
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
ITV (Schools)

Hamlet, Part 4 (Associated-Rediffusion, 1963)
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
ITV (Schools)

Hamlet, Part 5 (Associated-Rediffusion, 1963)
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
ITV (Schools)