Learning on ScreenHamlet
- Synopsis
- David Tennant talks about Hamlet, the play and the character. Tennant advises actors playing the role to "rid yourself of the baggage and tell the story".
Excerpts:
HAMLET (1948). d. Olivier
HAMLET (1990) d. Zeffirelli
HAMLET (BBC, 2009). d. Doran
There are also rehearsals of the final scene from a RADA production and a production at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, staged for the programme, directed by Simon Usher.
Contributors: Jonathan Bate, Simon Russell Beale, Justin Champion, Michael Dobson, Gregory Doran, Marjorie Garber, Stephen Greenblatt, Jude Law, David Warner, Ben Whishaw - Series
- Shakespeare Uncovered
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 17 Jul 2012 at 23:20 (Channel: BBC2)
- Duration
- 60 mins
Credits
- Director
- Nicola Stockley
- Producer
- Nicola Stockley
- Contributor
- Ben Whishaw; David Tennant; David Warner; Gregory Doran; Jonathan Bate; Jude Law; Justin Champion; Marjorie Garber; Michael Dobson; Simon Russell Beale; Stephen Greenblatt
- Cast
Jack Farthing Hamlet James Garnon Claudius Valerie Gogan Gertrude James Garnon Ghost Tom Lawrence Francisco Tom Lawrence Horatio
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals; Hamlet (character)
- Related items
- Prefaces to Shakespeare
Notes
- Notes
- The six episodes in this series are available as a 2-disc DVD from MovieMail and other retailers with the title PREFACES TO SHAKESPEARE. The DVD is catalogued separately on this database. The series is also released on DVD (Region 1) by PBS and sold as a 2-DVD set with the MY SHAKESPEARE series under the general title of SHAKESPEARE UNCOVERED.
Production Company
- Name
116 Films
- Name
Thirteen/WNET
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
- Name
Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/offair External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1514
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- For Learning on Screen Members only
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ
Online Retailer
- Name
PBS Shop
- Web
- http://www.shoppbs.org External site opens in new window
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