When Hamlet Went to Mizoram

Synopsis: Documentary. Mizoram is a small state on the Northeastern border of India, where, J.F. Laldailova, an officer in the British army, introduced the people of Mizoram to Shakespeare, translating his works into the Mizo language. The film shows rehearsals and performances of Hamlet and a discussion by various actors of how Shakespeare’s works and Hamlet in particular relates to their own lives.
Language: English
Country: India
Medium: Film
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Year of release: 1990
Duration: 52 mins

General: Filmed on 16mm. Mizo language.
History: Susanne Greenhlagh in ‘UK Television’ in Richard Burt (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. (entry 3132. p, 684) notes that the programme was broadcast as part of the BANDUNG FILE series in 1990. The series was broadcast by Channel 4 (not the BBC as the book states) and the broadcast of this episode has not been verified.

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