Hamlet

Synopsis

Video recording of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre’s 2011 touring production of Hamlet directed by Dominic Dromgoole with Joshua McGuire in the title role.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

2011

Duration

150 (inc. interval).

Credits

Director

Dominic Dromgoole

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Laura Forrest-Hay

Production Design

Jonathan Fensom

Cast

Joshua McGuire	Hamlet
Simon Armstrong	Claudius
Amanda Hadingue	Gertrude
John Bett	Polonius
Jade Anouka	Ophelia
Alex Warren	Laertes
Alex Warren	Guildenstern
Ian Midlane	Horatio
Simon Armstrong	Ghost
Tom Lawrence	Fortinbras
Tom Lawrence	Osric
Tom Lawrence	Rosencrantz

Additional Details

Production type

Stage Recordings

Historical period

Elizabethan

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Doubling of roles

Notes

Notes

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre makes several recordings of a single production, using three fixed cameras, to enable practitioners and researchers to observe how the play has developed during the run.

History

The production ran 23 April - 9 July 2011 in ‘The Word is God’ season.

Reviews

Podcasts and diaries entries from the cast as they take the play throughout Britain and Europe available at http://www.globe-education.org/discovery-space/plays/hamlet-2011 (accessed 4/2011).

Archive

Name

Shakespeare’s Globe

Contact

Librarian

Email

library@shakespearesglobe.com

Web

http://www.shakespearesglobe.com External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 7902 1433

Fax

+44 (0) 7902 1401

Address

21 New Globe Walk
Bankside
London
SE1 9DT