Join GREAT PERFORMANCES to go behind the scenes of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s exciting new production of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet. David Tennant, Patrick Stewart and director Gregory Doran discuss the creative process of transferring the production from the original RSC stage production to the on-location television film adaptation.
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I was fortunate to see this production on stage as well. Oliver Ford Davies (Polonious) actually stole the show for me in the onstage version. The television version was spectacular. I am excited about using it as a teaching tool with high school students. I look forward to mining the play through this adaptation, along with others’ productions. Thank you, PBS, for making this production available to US audiences.
As the parent of a high school student required to read Hamlet, this production of Hamlet was truly a treasure that showed up at exactly the right time. Brilliantly clear and accessible for both the 21st century teen and her father. I wish her teacher had the good sense of Ms Reinert, instead of asking her to slog through only with the written score.
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First, I really enjoyed this production! ‘Twas such a treat to see the cast and crew discuss the film. I thought was about to learn a new word, “persavalence,” at the 06:41 marker, but after attempting to look it up, I have decided that the blessed director has probably invented it. Possibly a combination of perseverance, and some other word? It certainly sounds like it should be a word, although I have no idea what it means. Anyone?
Scratch that, after a fifth listen, it’s hyper-surveillance, Okay!