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Hamlet

Synopsis
Hamlet directed by Omri Nitzan and performed by the Cameri Theatre. The specially-constructed stage and rotating seats allows the audience to experience the action from all angles. Itay Tiran is Hamlet.
Language
Hebrew
Country
Israel
Medium
Video
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Year of release
2007
Duration
150 mins

Credits

Director
Omri Nitzan
Writer
William Shakespeare
Music
Yossi Ben Nun
Production Design
Ruth Dar
Costume
Ruth Dar
Cast
Itay TiranHamlet
Gil FrankClaudius
Sara von SchwartzeGertrude
Yitzhak HezkiyaPolonius
Neta GardiOphelia
Alon DahanOsric
Amir KriafLaertes
Asaf Goldstein 
Aviv Zemer 
Ezra Dagan 

Additional Details

Theatre company
Te’atron ha-Kamen (The Cameri Theatre)
Production type
Stage Recordings
Historical period
Contemporary
Plays
Hamlet
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
Note: Material is made available to staff and students of Harvard University only. Researchers wanting access should contact the Librarian to make enquiries about an on site viewing.
General
It is uncertain from which performance this video recording was made; the cast played different parts throughout the tours. This cast cited in this record is the one playing in Washington.
History
The recording is of a production first staged in Tel Aviv in 2005. The production played at the International Shakespeare Festival in Gdansk, Poland 2005 and in the United States 2006 as part of the Washington Festival.
Textual information
Translated into Hebrew by T. Carmi and Dan Algamor.
Reviews
Marks, Peter. Hebrew ‘Hamlet’ Gives the Bard A Few Turns’, Washington Post (March 9, 2007).

Archive

Name

Harvard University, Judaica Division

Phone
+1 617-495 2985
Address
Widener Library
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA 02138
USA

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