Hamlet

Synopsis: Video recording of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s modern dress production directed by Matthew Warchus with Alex Jennings as Hamlet.
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 27 May 1998
Duration: 173 mins

Director

Matthew Warchus

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Gary Yershon

Production Design

Hugh Vanstone

Costume

Mark Thompson

Cast

Notes: The production was videotaped twice by the Royal Shakespeare Company - 24 June 1997 (Gertrude played by Diana Quick) and 7 August 1997 (Gertrude played by Susannah York). The RSC recordings are catalogued separately.
History: The production was first staged at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon May 2 1997.
Stills: Stills from, and design notes on, the production are available on the Arts and Humanities Performing Arts Data Service (AHDS) at http://ahds.ac.uk/performingarts/collections/designing-shakespeare.htm
Textual information: This modern-dress production was heavily cut, including the the opening scene and Fortinbras.
Reviews: Russell Jackson, Shakespeare Quarterly 50 (1999), pp185-203 (especially 188-190). Vincent Ganby, New York Times 14 June 1998 (Section 2) pp4,26 (review article).

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