Learning on ScreenHamlet
- Synopsis
- A full-text radio production of the play, co-produced by the BBC and the Renaissance Theatre Company. Features Kenneth Branagh as Hamlet, Derek Jacobi and Claudius, Judi Dench as Gertrude, and John Gielgud as the Ghost.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Audio; Radio
- Year of release
- 1992
- Transmission details
- 26 Apr 1992 at 19:00 (Channel: BBC Radio 3)
- Duration
- 235 mins
- Availability
- Sale
Credits
- Director
- Glyn Dearman; Kenneth Branagh
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Patrick Doyle
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- Renaissance Theatre Company
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- drama in English; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Radio Hamlet, A
Notes
- Notes
- The audio cassette was released by Random House in April 1992, a CD followed on 1 November 1993.
- History
- The production was broadcast on the 60th anniversary of Gielgud’s first radio Hamlet. The following evening on Radio 3 Perry Pontac’s blank verse play HAMLET, PART 2 was broadcast.
- Textual information
- Based on the First Folio, with additions and amendments from the Second Quarto.
- Documentation
- Accompanying booklet.
- Reviews
- For more information on the production and Branagh’s Renaissance Theatre Company see Paul Donovan’s review "Baby Grand Old Man", Sunday Times, April 19 1992.
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
Distributor (Sale)
- Name
Random House Audio Publishing
- Web
- http://www.randomhouse.com/audio/ External site opens in new window
- Name
Retail outlets
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