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Schmidt on Stage

Synopsis
ZDF’s arts and culture series presented by Wolfgang Herles. This episode begins with a report on German TV entertainer Harald Schmidt’s recent project: a Hamlet musical (Der Prinz von Dänemark) that premiered at the Staatstheater Stuttgart on 25 October 2008. The episode contains interviews with Schmidt, who cast himself as both Hamlet’s ghost and Polonius, and clips from the stage production.
Series
Aspekte
Language
German (Standard)
Country
Germany
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
24 Oct 2008 at 22:30 (Channel: ZDF)
Duration
5:04

Credits

Editor
Wolfgang Herles
Contributor
Harald Schmidt; Wolfgang Herles

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Plays
Hamlet
Keywords
musicals; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Doubling of roles

Notes

Notes
Available for streaming on the ZDF Aspekte archive at http://aspekte.zdf.de/ZDFde/inhalt/17/0,1872,2036241,00.html (accessed 10/2008).
Reviews
Source: http://www.aspekte.zdf.de/ (accessed 10/2008)

Production Company

Name

ZDF

Notes
See: Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen

Distributor

Name

ZDF - Programme Service

Email
programmservice@zdf.de
Web
http://www.theaterkanal.de/fernsehen/mitschnitt/ External site opens in new window
Phone
0049-(0)6131/70 9510
Fax
0049-(0)06131/70 9515
Address
HA ABD, Programmverwertung und -übernahme
ZDF-Straße 1
Mainz
55100
Germany

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