Learning on ScreenHamlet
- Synopsis
- Video recording of the Almeida Theatre Company’s 1995 production of Hamlet, directed for stage by Jonathan Kent with Ralph Fiennes in the title role. Videotaped for Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT) by Richard Stucker.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 19 Jul 1995
- Duration
- 164 mins
Credits
- Director
- Jonathan Kent
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Jonathan Dove
- Production Design
- Peter J. Davison
- Costume
- James Acheson
- Contributor
- Richard Stucker
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Belasco Theatre, New York City
- Theatre company
- Almeida Theatre Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
- Related items
- Almeida. Jonathan Kent
Notes
- History
- The production was first staged at the Hackney Empire, London in March 1995. It ran on Broadway May 2-July 22 1995.
- Awards
- Ralph Fiennes was won a Tony Award for his performance in Hamlet on Broadway; the first actor in the role to do so.
- Reviews
- Peter Holland, Shakespeare Survey 49 (1996). pp 235-67 esp. 238-40.
Archive
- Name
Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT)
- toft@nypl.org
- Web
- http://www.nypl.org/locations/lpa/theatre-film-and-tape-archive External site opens in new window
- Phone
- + 1 (212) 870-1642
- Fax
- (212) 8701868
- Address
- Billy Rose Theatre Collection
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York,New York
10023-7498
USA
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