Hamlet
- Synopsis
- Video recording, using a single, fixed camera of Baxter Theatre Centre’s 2005 production of Hamlet directed by Janet Suzman with Vaneshran Arumugam as Hamlet.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 3 May 2006
- Duration
- 186 mins
Credits
- Director
- Janet Suzman
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Production Design
- Peter Cazalet
- Costume
- Peter Cazalet
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Swan Theatre
- Theatre company
- Baxter Theatre, Cape Town
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- Contemporary
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Multicultural casting; Doubling of roles; Complete Works Festival (Stratford upon Avon 2006-7)
- Related items
- Being Hamlet
Notes
- General
- This is the first time a black actor played Hamlet at the RSC.
- History
- Originally produced by the Baxter Theatre Centre in association with the National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, South Africa in June 2005. It played at the Swan, in its only British showing, from 27 April-6 May 2006 as part of the Complete Works Festival.
- Reviews
- Billington, Michael. The Guardian (May 4 2006).
Production Company
- Name
Royal Shakespeare Company
- Web
- https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window
- Address
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB
Archive
- Name
Shakespeare Birthplace Collections
- collections@shakespeare.org.uk
- Web
- https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window
- Address
- Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Hamlet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68353 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)