SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Experimental version of Hamlet directed by Oscar Redding with Richard Pyros in the title role.

Language

English

Country

Australia

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

2007

Duration

120 mins

Availability

No archive copy or distributor known (6/2008)

Credits

Director

Oscar Redding

Producer

Aleks Radovic; Oscar Redding; Richard Pyros

Cinematographer

Abi Wenger

Writer

William Shakespeare

Cast

Richard Pyros	Hamlet
Steve Mouzakis	Claudius
Heather Bolton	Gertrude
Brian Lipson	Polonius
Beth Buckanan	Ophelia
Adrian Mulraney	Player King
Craig Robinson	Rosencrantz
Guy Kable	Osric
Isaac Drandrich	Guildenstern
John Francis Howard	Gravedigger
Murfyn Owen	Ghost
Richard Pyros	Horatio
Steve Clemins	Priest
Torquel Nelson	Laertes

Additional Details

Theatre company

Poor Theatre Company

Production type

Fiction Films

Historical period

Contemporary

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

The film is based on the Poor Theatre Company’s 2004 stage version, which Redding also directed, performed at an abandoned Sydney Road shop front to a maximum audience of 15. The film was shot in 38 hours and at night in the back alleys of Melbourne.

History

Debut film. First screened at the 2007 Melbourne International Film Festival

Reviews

Realtime. April/May 2008. p. 19

Production Company

Name

Poor Theatre