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Auteur(s) : Croall, Jonathan (1941-....)
Titre(s) : Performing Hamlet [Texte imprimé] : actors in the modern age / Jonathan Croall
Publication : London : Arden Shakespeare, 2019
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (VI-198 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"Hamlet is arguably the most famous play on the planet, and the greatest of all Shakespeare's
works. Its rich story and complex leading role have provoked intense debate and myriad
interpretations. To play such a uniquely multi-faceted character as Hamlet represents
the supreme challenge for a young actor. Performing Hamlet contains Jonathan Croall's
revealing in-depth interviews with five distinguished actors who have played the Prince
this century: Jude Law: 'You get to speak possibly the most beautiful lines about
humankind ever given to an actor.' Simon Russell Beale: 'Hamlet is a very hospitable
role: it will take anything you throw at it.' David Tennant: 'No other part has been
so satisfying. It was tough, but utterly compelling.' Maxine Peake: 'Hamlet was a
way of accessing bits of me as an actress I've not been able to access before.' Adrian
Lester: 'Working with Peter Brook on Hamlet changed me as an actor, and for the better.'
The book benefits from the author's interviews with six leading directors of the play
during these years: Greg Doran, Nicholas Hytner, Michael Grandage, John Caird, Sarah
Frankcom and Simon Godwin. Many other productions are described, from those starring
Michael Redgrave, Alec Guinness and Paul Scofield in the 1950s, to the performances
of Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Scott and Paapa Essiedu in recent times. The volume
also includes an updated text of the author's earlier book Hamlet Observed, and an
account of actors' experiences of performing at Elsinore"
Sujet(s) : Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) -- Mise en scène -- Histoire
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781350030763. - ISBN 1350030767. - ISBN 9781350030756. - ISBN 1350030759. -
ISBN 9781350030749 (erroné). - ISBN 9781350030732 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb457443391
Notice n° :
FRBNF45744339
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Stage history ; The fifties : Michael Redgrave, Alec Guinness, Richard Burton, Paul
Scofield, Michael Redgrave ; The sixties : Jeremy Brett, Peter O'Toole, David Warner,
Nicol Williamson ; The seventies : Alan Howard, Ian McKellen, Albert Finney, Ben
Kingsley, Derek Jacobi, Frances de la Tour ; The eighties : Jonathan Pryce, Michael
Pennington, Anton Lesser, Roger Rees, Kenneth Branagh, Mark Rylance, Daniel Day-Lewis
; The nineties : Kenneth Branagh, Alan Cumming, Stephen Dillane, Ralph Fiennes, Alex
Jennings, Paul Rhys ; The noughties : Mark Rylance, Adrian Lester, Samuel West, Michael
Maloney, Ben Whishaw, Jamie Ballard, David Tennant, Jude Law ; The teens : Rory Kinnear,
Michael Sheen, Jonathan Slinger, Maxine Peake, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paapa Essiedu,
Andrew Scott, Simon Russell Beale ; Hamlet observed : the National Theatre at work
; Hamlets at Elsinore.