To die or Not to die
- Synopsis
- New Zealand crime drama. In this episode the lead actor in an amateur production of Hamlet dies on stage just at the end of the play. Detective Mike Shepherd investigates a case of cyanide poisoning. The killer is arrested on stage, during a later performance of the play.
- Series
- Brokenwood Mysteries, The
- Language
- English
- Country
- New Zealand
- Medium
- Television
- Transmission details
- 4 Oct 2015 (Channel: Prime)
- Duration
- 99 mins
Credits
- Director
- Murray Keane
- Writer
- Tim Balme
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama; Shakespeare
- Keywords
- New Zealand
Notes
- Notes
- A montage of brief extracts from Hamlet is performed in the opening minutes of the episode before the on-stage death occurs. Moments from the play are then shown at later moments in the episode. There are also brief references to ‘Twelfth Night’ and ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
- History
- This was the second episode of the second season.
Production Company
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "To die or Not to die". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av78940 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)