Hamlet - The Music Video

Synopsis

Mashup. A parody of Olivier’s HAMLET (1948) and the plot of the play. Scottish folksinger Adam McNaughton’s song ‘Oor Hamlet’ outlines the main plot points of Hamlet, gently highlighting its implausibilities, concluding with the pay-off line, "If you think that was boring, you should see the bloody play". Video editor Laurence Campling plays and sings the song in a folksy style, edited to extracts from Olivier’s 1948 film.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Multimedia

Year of release

2008

Duration

5 mins

Credits

Writer

Adam MacNaughton

Editor

Laurence Campling

Cast

Laurence Campling

Additional Details

Production type

Other

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Olivier, Laurence (1907-1989)