Hamlet

Synopsis: Video recording of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s modern dress production directed by Matthew Warchus with Alex Jennings as Hamlet.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 17 Aug 1997
Duration: 170 mins

Notes: The production was videotaped twice by the Royal Shakespeare Company - 24 June 1997 (Gertrude played by Diana Quick) and 7 August 1997 (Gertrude played by Susannah York). It was also recorded by the Theatre on Film and Tape (TOFT) at the Opera House, Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY 27 May 1998. This production is catalogued separately.
General: Hannah Kirkham, Charlotte Ryall, Charlie Samunda, Sophie Shirley and Tom Whiteside alternated the role of Child. It is not known who performed in this recording.
History: The production was first staged at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon May 2 1997.
Stills: Stills from, and design notes on, the production are available on the Arts and Humanities Performing Arts Data Service (AHDS) at http://ahds.ac.uk/performingarts/collections/designing-shakespeare.htm
Textual information: This modern-dress production was heavily cut, including the the opening scene and Fortinbras.
Reviews: Russell Jackson, Shakespeare Quarterly 50 (1999), pp185-203 (especially 188-190). Vincent Ganby, New York Times 14 June 1998 (Section 2) pp4,26 (review article).

Name: Royal Shakespeare Company
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Address: Royal Shakespeare Theatre
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Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
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