Hamlet: A Portrait
- Synopsis
- A response to Hamlet conceived and directed by performance artist Stuart Sherman. The experimental work is composed of flats on which Shakespeare’s ‘script’ is pasted, of Plexiglass cubes containing cassette recorders with portions of the play on them, and a portrait of Shakespeare. Videotaped by Mans Von Stedingk.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 1 Jan 1982
- Duration
- 20 mins
Credits
- Director
- Stuart Sherman
- Contributor
- Mans Von Stedingk
- Cast
Stuart Sherman Hamlet
Additional Details
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Multimedia productions
Notes
- History
- Performed as part of the Holland Festival.
- Reviews
- Blumenthal, Eileen, Village Voice (26 October 1982), p101, 103.
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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