Hamlet

Alternative title

Monsterpiece Theatre

Synopsis

Children’s television series. An episode from the Muppet’s Monsterpiece Theatre interlude, presented by Muppet Cookie Monster (as Alistair Cookie) - a spoof on Masterpiece Theater presented by Alistair Cooke. Hamlet (Mel Gibson) and Elmo (Claudius) enact a skit on II ii. Gibson keeps repeating ‘words, words, words’ but Elmo, unable to read, wants ‘pictures, pictures, pictures’.

Series

Sesame Street

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

28 Apr 1994 (Channel: PBS)

Availability

No distributor found (2005).

Credits

Cast

Mel Gibson

Hamlet

Additional Details

Production type

Sitcoms/Variety

Plays

Hamlet

Keywords

children’s television; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Puppets

Notes

Notes

The script of the Hamlet sketch can be read by visiting http://www.shaksper.net/archives/files/monsterp.spinoff.html
Other Monsterpiece Theatre Shakespearean spin-offs include:
Taming of the Shoe (1988)
Much Ado About Nothing (1989)
Monsters of Venice (1991)

Production Company

Name

Children’s Television Workshop

Name

Jim Henson Productions