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Hamlet

The Making of Hamlet

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 ...

Hamlet

Production Credits

Director Gregory Doran Producers John Wyver Sebastian Grant Hamlet David Tennant Claudius and The Ghost Patrick Stewart Gertrude Penny Downie Polonius Oliver Ford Davies Ophelia Mariah Gale Laertes Edward Bennett Horatio Peter De Jersey Rosencrantz and Second Gravedigger Sam Alexander Guildenstern Tom Davey Gravedigger Mark ...

Interview with Sir Patrick Stewart

Great Performances interviewed the recently-knighted "Sir" Patrick Stewart on his role in the upcoming GP special Hamlet to air on PBS stations nationwide on April 28th at 8 p.m. Stewart talked about the process of creating a modern adaptation of the Scottish play, how the ...

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About the Film

Classical stage and screen actors Sir Patrick Stewart, in his Laurence Olivier Award-winning turn as Claudius, and David Tennant, as the titular Dane, reprise their roles in this television adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2008 stage production of Hamlet.

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