Hamlet

Synopsis

Sound recording of Hamlet performed by members of the Old Vic Theatre Company with John Gielgud in the title role.

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Audio

Year of release

1957

Credits

Director

John Gielgud; John Richmond

Writer

William Shakespeare

Cast

John Gielgud	Hamlet
Paul Rogers	Claudius
Coral Browne	Gertrude
Alan Webb	Polonius
Yvonne Mitchell	Ophelia
Aubrey Morris	Osric
Charles Gray	Fortinbras
Denis Holmes	Marcellus
Denise Bryer	Player Queen
Derek Francis	Barnardo
Dudley Jones	Gravedigger (1)
Edward Harvey	Francisco
Jack Gwillim	Horatio
Job Stewart	Gravedigger (2)
John Greenwood	Prologue
John Richmond	Voltemand
John Rye	Narrator
John Woodvine	Reynaldo
Leon Quartermaine	Ghost
Peter Coke	Laertes
Richard Wordsworth	Player (1)
Ronald Allen	Captain

Additional Details

Theatre company

Old Vic Theatre Company

Production type

Sound Recordings(Commercial)

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

4 sound discs

Production Company

Name

RCA

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

listening@bl.uk

Web

http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7412 7676

Fax

020 7412 7441

Address

96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB

Name

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound

Email

rha@nypl.org

Web

http://www.nypl.org/research/lpa/rha/rha.html External site opens in new window

Phone

(212) 870 1663

Address

New York Public Library of Recorded Sound
40 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York
NY 100123