Hamlet

Synopsis

Video recording of Bill Alexander’s 2000 production of Hamlet for the Birmingham Repertory Theatre with Richard McCabe in the title role.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

2000

Credits

Director

Bill Alexander

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Jonathan Goldstein

Production Design

Robert Murchison

Costume

Lucy Weller

Cast

Richard McCabe	Hamlet
Gerard Murphy	Claudius
Anna Nicholas	Gertrude
Jack Klaff	Polonius
Rakie Ayola	Ophelia
Adam Smethurst	Rosencrantz
Andy Hockley	Marcellus
Andy Hockley	Gravedigger
Glenn Chapman	Reynaldo
John McAndrew	Horatio
John Quentin	Player King
John Quentin	Ghost
Martin Hutson	Laertes
Oliver Ryan (2)	Guildenstern
Richard Armitage	Barnardo
Richard Da Costa	Francisco
Steven O’Neill	Player Queen
Steven O’Neill	Osric

Additional Details

Theatre

Birmingham Repertory Theatre

Theatre company

Birmingham Repertory Theatre

Production type

Stage Recordings

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Reviews

Billington, Michael. The Guardian (26 September 1998).

Archive

Name

V&A Theatre & Performance Collections: National Video Archive of Performance

Email

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Web

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Phone

020 7942 2697

Fax

020 7471 9864

Address

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