Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (3 hr., 16 min., 56 sec.)) : sound, colour |
Series |
National Theatre Collection |
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National Theatre Collection
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Summary |
"Director Nicholas Hytner offers a detailed political, social and psychological context to Hamlet's dilemma: whether or not to avenge the death of his father. Rory Kinnear plays Hamlet in this dynamic production of Shakespeare's complex and profound play about the human condition. His performance earned him an Evening Standard Award"--Bloomsbury Drama online |
Credits |
Stage director, Nicholas Hytner ; screen director, Robin Lough ; designer, Vicki Mortimer ; lighting designer, Jon Clark ; composer, Alex Baranowski ; sound designer, Paul Groothuis ; fight director, Kate Waters |
Cast |
Rory Kinnear (Hamlet) ; Michael Peavoy (Barnado) ; Matthew Barker (Francisco) ; Giles Terera (Horatio) ; Marcus Cunningham (Marcellus) ; James Laurenson (Ghost of the Late King) ; Patrick Malahide (Claudius) ; James Pearse (Voltemand) ; Leo Staar (Priest) ; Alex Lanipekun (Laertes) ; David Calder (Polonius) ; Clare Higgins (Gertrude) ; Ellie Turner (Cornelia) ; Victor Power (Reynaldo) ; Ferdinand Kingsley (Rosencrantz) ; Prasanna Puwanarajah (Guildenstern) ; Saskia Portway (Player Queen) ; Michael Sheldon (Lucianus) ; Jake Fairbrother (Fortinbras) ; Nick Sampson (Osric) ; Zara Tempest-Walters (Messenger) ; Ruth Nega (Ophelia) ; David Calder (Gravedigger) ; Michael Sheldon (English Ambassador) ; Matthew Barker (Captain in Fortinbras' army) ; James Laurenson (Player King) |
Event |
Recorded at Olivier Theatre, National Theatre Live on 9th December, 2010 |
Audience |
Age recommendation: 12+ |
Notes |
Compatible with accessibility standards for most Level A (Priority 1) and AA (Priority 2) success criteria of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) developed by the Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C). With the exception that audio description is not available. All the other audio/video-related elements are supported (synchronised transcripts, captions, play & pause controls, lack of flashing elements etc) |
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In English. No subtitles. Closed-captioned |
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on October 1, 2019) |
Subject |
Hamlet (Legendary character) -- Drama
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SUBJECT |
Hamlet (Legendary character) fast (OCoLC)fst00950776 |
Subject |
Revenge -- Drama
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Princes -- Drama
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Fathers -- Death -- Drama
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Murder victims' families -- Drama
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Homicide -- Drama
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Fathers -- Death.
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Homicide.
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Murder victims' families.
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Princes.
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Revenge.
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Genre/Form |
tragedies.
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Drama.
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Filmed performances.
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Historical drama.
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Internet videos.
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Theatrical adaptations.
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Tragedies (Drama)
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Historical drama.
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Tragedies (Drama)
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Drama.
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Theatrical adaptations.
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Filmed performances.
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Internet videos.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Théâtre historique.
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Tragédies.
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Théâtre.
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Adaptations scéniques.
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Spectacles filmés.
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Vidéos sur Internet.
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Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
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Form |
Streaming video
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Author |
Adaptation of (work): Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
Hamlet.
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Hytner, Nicholas, stage director
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Lough, Robin, screen director
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Mortimer, Vicki, designer
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Clark, Jon, lighting designer
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Baranowski, Alex, 1983- composer.
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Groothuis, Paul, sound designer
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Waters, Kate, fight director
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Kinnear, Rory, 1978- actor.
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Peavoy, Michael, actor
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Barker, Matthew, actor
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Terera, Giles, actor
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Cunningham, Marcus, actor
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Laurenson, James, 1940- actor.
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Malahide, Patrick, actor
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Pearse, James, actor
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Staar, Leo, actor
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Lanipekun, Alex, 1981- actor.
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Calder, David, 1946- actor.
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Higgins, Clare, 1955- actor.
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Turner, Ellie, actor
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Power, Victor, actor
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Kingsley, Ferdinand, 1988- actor.
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Puwanarajah, Prasanna, actor
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Portway, Saskia, actor
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Sheldon, Michael, actor
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Fairbrother, Jake, actor
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Sampson, Nick, actor
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Tempest-Walters, Zara, actor
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Nega, Ruth, actor
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National Theatre (Great Britain), production company.
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ISBN |
9781350935174 |
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1350935174 |
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9790000000117 |
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