Hamlet

Synopsis

Video recording using three cameras of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 1993 production of Hamlet directed by Adrian Noble with Kenneth Branagh in the title role.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

9 Mar 1993

Duration

231 mins

Credits

Director

Adrian Noble

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Guy Woolfenden

Production Design

Bob Crowley

Cast

Kenneth Branagh	Hamlet
John Shrapnel	Claudius
Jane Lapotaire	Gertrude
David Bradley	Polonius
Joanne Pearce	Ophelia
Anthony Douse	Barnardo
Anthony Douse	Priest
Clifford Rose	Ghost
David Birrell	Francisco
David Birrell	Lucianus
Guy Henry	Osric
Howard Crossley	Gravedigger (2)
Hugh Bonneville	Laertes
Jonathan Newth	Player King
Kenn Sabberton	Captain
Kenn Sabberton	Messenger
Richard Clothier	Cornelius
Richard Moore	Gravedigger (1)
Rob Edwards	Horatio
Sian Radinger	Player Queen
Tim Hudson	Marcellus
Virginia Denham

Additional Details

Theatre

Barbican Theatre

Theatre company

Royal Shakespeare Company

Production type

Stage Recordings

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

drama in English; performances; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

Press night Barbican 18 December 1992 and at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre 18 March 1993.

Reviews

Crowl, Samuel Shakespeare Bulletin 12, no. 4 (1994) pp 5-8 (interview with Branagh).

Archive

Name

V&A Theatre & Performance Collections: National Video Archive of Performance

Email

tmenquiries@vam.ac.uk

Web

http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/t/nvap/ External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7942 2697

Fax

020 7471 9864

Address

Blythe House
23 Blythe Road
London
W14 0QX