Hamlet
- Synopsis
- Sound recording of Young Peoples Shakespeare’s Hamlet directed by Tarell Alvin McCraney with Dharmesh Patel in the title role. The touring production employs nine actors was devised for an audience of children aged 8-11 and adds a robust pirate scene.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Audio
- Recording date
- 9 Sep 2010
- Duration
- 73 mins
Credits
- Director
- Tarell Alvin McCraney
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Production Design
- Jean Chan
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre company
- Young People’s Shakespeare
- Production type
- Other
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- children’s drama; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Black actors; Doubling of roles; Children’s Theatre; Gender reversal
Notes
- Notes
- In 2009 Tarell Alvin McCraney was appointed the RSC/Warwick International Playwright in Residence.
- General
- Recorded at the CLORE Learning Centre, Stratford-upon-Avon.
- Textual information
- Text edited by Bijan Sheibani and Tarell Alvin McCraney.
- Reviews
- Nosheen Iqbal ‘How Tarell Alvin McCraney took Hamlet back to school’, The Guardian (5 February 2010).
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
British Library Sound Archive
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Hamlet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av73905 (Accessed 25 Feb 2026)