Hamlet

Synopsis

Television series. Michael Bogdanov, associate director at the National Theatre leads a group of NT actors through aspects of Shakespeare’s plays in front of an interrogative and lively audience. The audience and actors discuss whether the play is about the Oedipal conflict, or does it have something to say about modern power politics?

Series

Shakespeare Lives

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

16 Mar 1993 at 18:30 (Channel: Channel Four)

Duration

50 mins

Credits

Director

Mary McMurray

Producer

Mike Ockrent; Victor Glynn

Contributor

Michael Bogdanov

Cast

Anna Massey
Bill Wallis
Clive Arrindell
Dinsdale Landen
John Darrell
Joss Buckley
Michael Bryant
Suzanne Bertish
Yvonne Bryceland

Additional Details

Theatre

Roundhouse, London

Theatre company

National Theatre Company

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Workshops

Production Company

Name

Quintet Films

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

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Phone

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Fax

020 7436 0165

Address

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