Hamlet

Doran, Gregory 2008

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

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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

Act 1 Scene 2 – part 1

Claudius announces his marriage to Gertrude and Horatio tells Hamlet of his encounter with his father’s ghost. Part 1.

To be or not to be

This famous soliloquy is performed out of sequence just before the “nunnery scene” with Ophelia.

Coward soliloquy

More about this programme:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00pk71s

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.