Shakespeare’s immortal “To be, or not to be” takes on a whole new meaning (and medium) as classical stage and screen actors David Tennant and (recently-knighted) Sir Patrick Stewart reprise their roles for a modern-dress, film-for-television adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s (RSC) 2008 stage production of Hamlet. Read More
David Tennant as Hamlet in a film of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s award-winning production of Shakespeare’s greatest play.
Directed by Gregory Doran
Broadcasted on December 26th, 2009 on BBC2
A ghost has been spotted by the guards at Elsinore.
Claudius announces his marriage to Gertrude and Horatio tells Hamlet of his encounter with his father’s ghost. Part 1.
This famous soliloquy is performed out of sequence just before the “nunnery scene” with Ophelia.
More about this programme:
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David Tennant stars in a film of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s award-winning production of Shakespeare’s great play. Director Gregory Doran’s modern-dress production was hailed by the critics as thrilling, fast-moving and, in parts, very funny.
