I Am Hamlet
- Synopsis
- A video recording of the play. A version of Hamlet set in contemporary Cairo.
- Language
- Arabic
- Country
- Egypt
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Recording date
- 2009
- Duration
- 86 mins; 86 feet
Credits
- Director
- Hani Afifi
- Cast
Mohamad Fahim Hamlet
Additional Details
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- politics; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Textual information
- Afifi used four Arabic translations of the play further translating most of the dialogue into Egyptian colloquial Arabic.
- Reviews
- Margaret Litvin’s seminar ‘Hani Afif’s "I am Hamlet": the Shakespeare Tradition Comes to Cafe Cilantro’ may also be streamed in six parts at globalshakespeares.mit.edu (accessed 8/2013).
Archive
- Name
globalshakespeares.mit.edu
- globalshax-www@mit.edu
- Web
- http://globalshakespeares.mit.edu External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "I Am Hamlet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av75480 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)