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Hamlet

Synopsis
A recording of the complete play by the Shakespeare Recording Society, Paul Scofield is Hamlet.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Audio
Year of release
1963
Availability
Sale

Credits

Director
Howard Sackler
Writer
William Shakespeare
Cast
Paul ScofieldHamlet
Roland CulverClaudius
Diana WynyardGertrude
Charles HeslopPolonius
Zena WalkerOphelia
Aubrey WoodsPlayer
Aubrey WoodsGravedigger
Barrie InghamFortinbras
Charles GrayRosencrantz
Christopher GuineeReynaldo
Christopher GuineeOsric
Donald HoustonLaertes
Edward de SouzaHoratio
Esmond KnightGravedigger
P.G. StephensGuildenstern
Wilfrid LawsonGhost

Additional Details

Theatre company
Shakespeare Recording Society
Production type
Sound Recordings(Commercial)
Plays
Hamlet
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
drama in English; performances; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Textual information
Penguin text, edited by G.B. Harrison. Boxed with full acting script.
Documentation
Includes complete text.
Reviews
For an assessment of the sound recordings from Arkangel, the Marlowe Society (Rylands) and the Caedmon Shakespeare Recording Society (Sackler) see Lanier, Douglas ‘Shakespeare on the Record’ in Hodgdon, Barbara & Worthen, W.B. (eds) A Companion to Shakespeare in Performance (Malden: Blackwell, 2005), pp415-436

Production Company

Name

Collins-Caedmon Audio

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email
listening@bl.uk
Web
http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7412 7676
Fax
020 7412 7441
Address
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB

Distributor (Sale)

Name

Harper Collins

Email
education@harpercollins.co.uk.
Web
http://www.collinseducation.com/ External site opens in new window
Phone
0870 787 1612
Fax
020 8307 4440
Address
Collins Educational
Westerhill Road
77-85 Fulham Palace Road
Hammersmith
London
W6 8JB
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