Hamlet

Alternative title
Monsterpiece Theatre
Synopsis
Children’s television series. An episode from the Muppet’s Monsterpiece Theatre interlude, presented by Muppet Cookie Monster (as Alistair Cookie) - a spoof on Masterpiece Theater presented by Alistair Cooke. Hamlet (Mel Gibson) and Elmo (Claudius) enact a skit on II ii. Gibson keeps repeating ‘words, words, words’ but Elmo, unable to read, wants ‘pictures, pictures, pictures’.
Series
Sesame Street
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
28 Apr 1994 (Channel: PBS)
Availability
No distributor found (2005).

Credits

Cast
Mel GibsonHamlet

Additional Details

Production type
Sitcoms/Variety
Plays
Hamlet
Keywords
children’s television; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Puppets

Notes

Notes
The script of the Hamlet sketch can be read by visiting http://www.shaksper.net/archives/files/monsterp.spinoff.html
Other Monsterpiece Theatre Shakespearean spin-offs include:
Taming of the Shoe (1988)
Much Ado About Nothing (1989)
Monsters of Venice (1991)

Production Company

Name

Children’s Television Workshop

Name

Jim Henson Productions

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Hamlet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36994 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)