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Hamlet William Shakespeare
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author.
- Series:
- Drama Online Stratford Festival
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hamlet (Legendary character).
- Hamlet.
- Fathers--Death--Drama.
- Fathers.
- Princes--Denmark--Drama.
- Princes.
- Revenge--Drama.
- Revenge.
- Denmark--Drama.
- Denmark.
- Genre:
- Drama
- Filmed performances
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (165 min.)
- Distribution:
- London Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) 2024
- Place of Publication:
- Stratford Stratford Festival 2023
- Language Note:
- Closed caption; Transcript in English
- Summary:
- The ultimate royal family crisis. Prince Hamlet (Amaka Umeh)'s father is dead, poisoned by his uncle (Graham Abbey) who has usurped the throne and married his mother, the Queen (Maev Beaty). When the dead King's ghost appears, commanding his son to revenge his foul and most unnatural murder, Hamlet is set on a course of action that can only end in the destruction of a dynasty and his own extinction.
- Participant:
- Amaka Umeh as Hamlet, Graham Abbey as Claudius, Maev Beaty as Gertrude, Austin Eckert as Laertes, Jakob Ehman as Horatio, Ijeoma Emesowum as Guildenstern, Andrea Rankin as Ophelia, Michael Spencer-Davis as Polonius, Norman Yeung as Rosencrantz, Hilary Adams as Player, Celia Aloma as Player Queen, isi bhakhomen as Player, David Campion as Fanfare Field Drum (onstage), Laura Condlln as Standby Gertrude, Mary Jay as Trumpet (onstage), Rachel Jones (appearance), Matthew Kabwe as Ghost, John Kirkpatrick as Reynaldo, Kevin Kruchkywich as Barnardo, Josue Laboucane as Francisco, Lucianus, Ngabo Nabea as Player, Janice Owens as Bass Herald Trumpet (onstage), Anthony Santiago as Player King, Priest, Tyrone Savage as Marcellus
- Credits:
- Author, William Shakespeare ; Director, Peter Pasyk
- Notes:
- This production contains mature themes and sexuality. The production makes use of startling sounds including gunshots.
- ISBN:
- 9781350881174
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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