Hamlet

Hamlet

2013
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Overview

In The Wooster Group’s HAMLET, Shakespeare’s classic tragedy is re-imagined by mixing and repurposing Richard Burton’s 1964 Broadway production, directed by John Gielgud. The Burton production was recorded in live performance from 17 camera angles and edited into a film that was shown as a special event for only two days in nearly 1,000 movie houses across the U.S. The idea of bringing a live theater experience to thousands of simultaneous viewers in different cities was trumpeted as a new form called “Theatrofilm,” made possible through “the miracle of Electronovision.” The Wooster Group attempts to reverse the process, reconstructing a hypothetical theater piece from the fragmentary evidence of the edited film. We channel the ghost of the legendary 1964 performance, descending into a kind of madness, intentionally replacing our own spirit with the spirit of another.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
The Wooster Group
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 2013
Status Released
Language EN
Website Visit Site

Cast

Scott Shepherd
Scott Shepherd

Hamlet

Ari Fliakos
Ari Fliakos

Claudius/Osric/Marcellus/Ghost/Gravedigger

Kate Valk
Kate Valk

Gertrude/Ophelia

Koosil-ja
Koosil-ja

Nurse

Alessandro Magania
Alessandro Magania

Bernardo/Voltemand

Greg Mehrten
Greg Mehrten

Polonius

Daniel Pettrow
Daniel Pettrow

Horatio/Rosencrantz/Guildenstern/Player Queen

Casey Spooner
Casey Spooner

Laertes/Rosencrantz/Guildenstern/Player King

Key Crew

Elizabeth LeCompte
Director

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