Synopsis

Video recording of the Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre’s 2012 touring production of Hamlet with Michael Benz in the title role.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

2012

Duration

155 (inc. interval).

Credits

Director

Dominic Dromgoole; William Buckhurst

Cinematographer

Jonathan Fensom

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Bill Barclay

Cast

Michael Benz	Hamlet
Dickon Tyrrell	Claudius
Miranda Foster	Gertrude
Christopher Saul	Polonius
Carylss Peer	Ophelia
Carylss Peer	Gravedigger
Christopher Saul	Gravedigger
Dickon Tyrrell	Ghost
Matthew Romain	Laertes
Matthew Romain	Guildenstern
Miranda Foster	Player Queen
Peter Bray	Rosencrantz
Peter Bray	Fortinbras
Peter Bray	Osric
Tom Lawrence	Horatio

Additional Details

Theatre

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre

Production type

Stage Recordings

Historical period

Elizabethan

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Doubling of roles

Notes

Notes

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre makes several recordings of a single production, using four fixed cameras, to enable practitioners and researchers to observe how the play has developed during the run.

History

Staged 28th August - 1st September at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and then touring.

Archive

Name

Shakespeare’s Globe

Contact

Librarian

Email

library@shakespearesglobe.com

Web

http://www.shakespearesglobe.com External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 7902 1433

Fax

+44 (0) 7902 1401

Address

21 New Globe Walk
Bankside
London
SE1 9DT