Hamlet
- Synopsis
- Video of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2016 staging of Hamlet directed by Simon Godwin with a predominately all-black cast and Paapa Essiedu in the title role.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 2016
- Recording date
- 2016
Credits
- Director
- Simon Godwin
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- Sola Akingbola
- Production Design
- Paul Wills
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
- Theatre company
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Production type
- Stage Recordings
- Historical period
- Contemporary
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Black actors
- Related items
- Pappa Essiedu on His Ghanaian-Influenced Hamlet at the RSC
Notes
- Notes
- "Theatrical history was made last night in Stratford. For the first time since it came into being in 1961, the RSC has given the role of Hamlet to a black actor". Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph, 22 March 2016.
- History
- The production was relayed live to cinemas by RSC Live from Stratford upon Avon on 8 June 2016. A DVD of the performance, released November 2016, is catalogued separately on tis database.
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
Shakespeare Birthplace Collections
- collections@shakespeare.org.uk
- Web
- https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window
- Address
- Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW
Distributor
- Name
Royal Shakespeare Company, Mail Order
- Web
- https://www.rsc.org.uk/buyonline/shopping/index.asp?category=65&sessionid=958647199122126557164598758&deptnum=2 External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01789 748114
- Fax
- 01789 748115
- Address
- Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Stratford-upon-Avon
Warwickshire
CV37 6B
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Hamlet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av77424 (Accessed 06 Dec 2024)