Derek Jacobi: Playing Hamlet
- Alternative title
- Episode 91
- Synopsis
- Sir Derek Jacobi reflects on his first of 400 performances of Hamlet beginning at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1957. He shares his personal discovery of the meaning of Hamlet’s words and his motivations.
- Series
- Shakespeare Unlimited
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain; United States
- Medium
- Audio
- Transmission details
- 20 Feb 2018
- Duration
- 33:29
Credits
- Producer
- Esther French; Richard Paul
- Editor
- Esther Ferington; Gail Kern Paster
- Contributor
- Barbara Bogaev; Michael Witmore
- Cast
Derek Jacobi
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Hamlet; Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Subjects
- Shakespeare
- Keywords
- Hamlet (character); Jacobi, Derek
Notes
- Notes
- Episode 91 of Shakespeare Unlimited
Online Availability
- Online URL
- https://soundcloud.com/folgershakespearelibrary/how-shakespeare-changed-my-life
- Online format
- Streamed
Production Company
- Name
Folger Shakespeare Library
- reference@folger.edu
- Web
- http://www.folger.edu External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (202) 544 4600
- Fax
- (202) 544 4623
- Address
- 201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington
DC 20003
USA
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Derek Jacobi: Playing Hamlet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av78142 (Accessed 26 Dec 2024)