Producer, The
- Synopsis
- US sitcom about a group of seven castaways. Famous Hollywood producer Harold Hecuba, (Silvers, the guest star) arrives on the island. To impress him the castaways mount a musical version of Hamlet. The play is set to Carmen, with the ‘to be or not to be’ and ‘what a rogue and peasant slave am I’ speeches combined and revised to ‘to flee or not to flee’ and set to Carmen’s ‘Hanabera’ aria. Skipper (Polonius) sings ‘to thine own self be true’ to the ‘Toreador’ aria while Ophelia sings a speech to the Barcarolle from Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffman. After Hecuba leaves the island the castaways hear on the radio that his production of Hamlet has been a hit on Broadway.
- Series
- Gilligan’s Island
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 3 Oct 1966 (Channel: CBS)
- Duration
- 30 mins
Credits
- Director
- Ida Lupino
- Writer
- Dee Caruso; Gerald Gardner
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Sitcoms/Variety
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Keywords
- Hollywood; musicals; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Episode included in the DVD entitled GILLIGAN’S ISLAND: THE COMPLETE THIRD SEASON.
- History
- Episode 72, series 3.
- Reviews
- For an analysis of the episode see Burt, Richard Unspeakable ShakXXXspeares: Queer theory & American Kiddie Culture. London: Macmillan, 1998. pp181-9.
Production Company
- Name
CBS Television
- Name
Gladasya
Online Retailer
- Name
amazon.com
- Web
- http://www.amazon.com External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Producer, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36995 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)