SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Live sound recording of Buzz Goodbody’s staging of Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Company with Ben Kingsley in the title role.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio

Recording date

9 Mar 1976

Credits

Director

Buzz Goodbody

Writer

William Shakespeare

Production Design

Chris Dyer

Cast

Ben Kingsley	Hamlet
George Baker	Claudius
Mikel Lambert	Gertrude
Andre van Gyseghem	Polonius
Yvonne Nicholson	Ophelia
Bob Peck	Player (1)
Bob Peck	Gravedigger (1)
Bob Peck	Captain
Charles Dance	Fortinbras
Charles Dance	Reynaldo
Charles Dance	Player
Christopher Saul	Barnardo
Christopher Saul	Guildenstern
Christopher Saul	Ambassador
Gareth Armstrong	Rosencrantz
Gareth Armstrong	Francisco
Gareth Armstrong	Priest
Griffith Jones	Ghost
Sidney Livingstone	Horatio
Stuart Wilson (2)	Player
Stuart Wilson (2)	Laertes
Terence Wilton	Marcellus
Terence Wilton	Gravedigger (2)
Terence Wilton	Osric
Terence Wilton	Player (2)

Additional Details

Theatre

Roundhouse, London

Theatre company

Royal Shakespeare Company

Production type

Other

Plays

Hamlet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

Buzz Goodbody (as of August 2013) is the only woman to have directed Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Archive

Name

British Library Sound Archive

Email

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