

The Making of Hamlet
Clip: Season 37 Episode 20 | 16m 44s
Go behind the scenes of the Royal Shakespeare Company's exciting new production
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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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...

The Making of Hamlet
Clip: Season 37 Episode 20 | 16m 44s
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.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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