Learning on ScreenHamlet
- Synopsis
- An audio recording of Benno Besson’s 1983 production of Hamlet for the Schauspielhaus, Zurich with Christoph Waltz in the title role.
- Language
- German (Switzerland)
- Country
- Switzerland
- Medium
- Audio
- Recording date
- 15 Sep 1983
- Duration
- 207 mins
Credits
- Director
- Benno Besson
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Jose Berghmans
- Production Design
- Ezio Toffolutti
- Costume
- Ezio Toffolutti
- Cast
Christoph Waltz Hamlet Christiane Hoerbiger Gertrude Peter Ehrlich Polonius Katharina Talbach Ophelia
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Schauspielhaus, Zurich
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- NB While a single camera video recording may have been made, Schauspielhaus only holds an audio recording of the production.
- History
- Produced at the Schauspielhaus, Zurich, beginning 15 September 1983.
- Textual information
- Translated into German by Heiner Mueller and Matthias Langhoff.
- Reviews
- Stumm, Reinhardt. Theater heute 24, no. 12 (1983): 35-37.
Cuneo, Anne & Moreno, Jesus. Benno Besson et Hamlet: Un portrait à travers quelques mises en scène d’Hamlet (Lausanne: Favre, 1987). [Uses Benno Besson’s six productions of Hamlet between 1977 and 1985 to explore his career, techniques, conception of the theatre, and interpretation of Hamlet. Concludes with a detailed ‘roman-photo’ of the 1985 Helsinki production.]
Archive
- Name
Schauspielhaus Zurich
- Web
- http://www.schauspielhaus.ch External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01 258 79 94
- Fax
- 01 259 70 94
- Address
- Zeltweg 5
8032 Zurich
Switzerland
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