To Be or Not to Be Burton
- Synopsis
- Jenny Lawton talks to actor Scott Shepherd about his role as Hamlet in the current Wooster Group production of the play. Based on Richard Burton’s 1964 film version, Shepherd copies Burton’s performance word for word while the film is projected at the back of the stage. In the programme, Shepherd talks about Burton’s physical interpretation of Hamlet, his verse-speaking and his relationship to Burton’s actorly ghost.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Audio; Radio
- Transmission details
- 23 Nov 2007 (Channel: Studio 360)
- Duration
- 10:00
Credits
- Producer
- Jenny Lawton
- Contributor
- Jenny Lawton; Scott Shepherd
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- actors; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Verse speaking; Multimedia productions; Burton, Richard (1925 -1984)
- Related items
- Hamlet
Notes
- Notes
- An audio recording of the production can be downloaded from http://www.studio360.org/episodes/2007/11/23 (accessed 23 November 2007).
- History
- Wooster Group’s stage production of Hamlet premiered on October 9, 2007, at the Public Theatre, New York.
- Reviews
- Cartelli, Thomas, ‘Chanelling the Ghosts: The Wooster Group’s Remediation of the 1964 Electronovision Hamlet’ in Shakespeare Survey 61: Shakespeare, Sound and Screen (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008). p. 147-169.
Production Company
- Name
Studio 360
- studio360@wnyc.org
- Web
- http://www.studio360.org External site opens in new window
- Address
- WNYC
One Centre Street Floor 30
New York
NY 10007
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "To Be or Not to Be Burton". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av69679 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)