Hamlet

Synopsis: Video recording of Robin Phillips’ and William Hutt’s 1976 production of Hamlet for the Young Company at the Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival. Richard Monette and Nicholas Pennell played the role of Hamlet on alternate performances. Pat Galloway was Gertrude to Pennell’s Hamlet and Pat Bentley-Fisher was Gertrude to Monette’s Hamlet.
Language: English
Country: Canada
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 7 Jun 1976

Theatre: Avon Theatre, Stratford, Ontario
Theatre company: Young Company, Stratford Shakespeare Company, Ontario
Production type: Stage Recordings
Plays: Hamlet
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Alternating roles; Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival

Notes: The Festival Archive holds videotaped recording of the performances by both Monette and Pennell.
History: The production went on tour.
Reviews: Jackson, Berners W. Shakespeare Quarterly 28 (1977): 197-200 (in review article).

Richard Monette	Hamlet
Michael Liscinsky	Claudius
Pat Galloway	Gertrude to Pennell’s Hamlet (Gertrude)
Eric Donkin	Polonius
Marti Maraden	Ophelia
Bill Ballantyne	Cornelius
Don Hunkin	Barnardo
Graeme Campbell	Player
Graeme Campbell	Ghost
Jack Wetherall	Fortinbras
Jack Wetherall	Lucianus
John Goodlin	Voltemand
Paul Batten	Guildenstern
Paul Butt	Francisco
Richard Curnock	Osric
Richard Partington	Laertes
Richard Whelan	Gravedigger (1)
Robert More	Rosencrantz
Robin Nunn	Reynaldo
Robin Nunn	Player Queen
Stephen Russell	Horatio
Victor A. Young	Marcellus
William Merton Malmo	Gravedigger (2)

British Universities Film & Video Council