This production of shakespeares masterpiece from britains renowned royal shakespeare company was filmed on location rather than in the theatre. David tennant hamlets soliloquy rsc hamlet youtube. Discover more about matthew warchuss 1997 production of hamlet with alex jennings as the prince of denmark. In hamlet, david tennant, whose own rsc performance was a huge hit, meets other actors who have played the role from the legendary david warner in the 1960s to the recent jude law. David tennant s version is the complete opposite because for the entire speech, he is standing at a corner, half behind half beside, and it is a constant close up on his face which shows all of his emotion and expressions as a character.
Adapted for the screen and filmed on location, this dynamic, exciting and contemporary production features all key original cast members from the staged version, including patrick stewart as claudius. This stage production from britain presents classicallytrained thespian david tennant in one of his most acclaimed roles as william shakespeares hamlet. David tennant as hamlet in a film of the royal shakespeare companys award winning production of shakespeares greatest play. Hamlet by gregory doran gregory doran, penny downie. Rent hamlet 2009 starring david tennant and patrick stewart on dvd and bluray. No recent stage production in britain has attracted the excitement and nearly unanimous critical praise as this hamlet. Hamlet, starring david tennant in the title role, will be the first play shown in the series and will. Hamlet 2009 stream and watch online a ghostly visitation prompts denmarks prince hamlet david tennant to feign madness and avenge his father, who died at the hands of hamlet s uncle patrick. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat invoices.
The production continues director sarah frankcoms work at the rem, now lauded as the uks first mainstream feminist theatre. The rsc puts a modernspin on shakespeares hamlet, in this filmed for. Hamlet david tennant and patrick stewart star in a film of the royal. Peake, a leading british talent, stars as the first uk female hamlet on a major stage for 35 years. Hamlet tennant seeks vengeance for his fathers death after his widowed mother marries the killer. Hamlet david tennant, patrick stewart, penny downie johncartney. Hamlet david tennant claudiusthe ghost patrick stewart gertrude penny downie polonius oliver ford davies.
David tennant s hamlet is stolid and unaffected until he starts feigning madness. David tennant s most frequently updated website with all the latest news about the actor. David tennant s hamlet is thrilling and not just because im a fan of the actor. Hamlet, prince of denmark, is in mourning for his dead father, the king. The countess is a glamorous art thief married to a charming. Doctor who, in his goggleeyed, scarfwrapped fourth incarnation, is passing the time of day with the countess scarlioni. As produced by gregory doran for the royal shakespeare company in 2008, it also stars patrick stewart as claudius, pennie downie as gertrude and mariah gale as ophelia. Tennants performance, for such a complicated character as hamlet. He also tries, alongside simon russell beale and ben whishaw, to. Hamlet full movie in hd visit david tennant stars in a film of the royal shakespeare companys award.
With tim campbell, jonathan goad, adrienne gould, seana mckenna. The royal shakespeare companys awardwinning production of hamlet, directed by. Which gets very weird, because hes looking you in the eye and hes telling you, im not crazy, im just acting this way. One of the major flaws that i personally found in gibsons soliloquy was the amount of unnecessary movement that was included. Hes also disturbed by how quickly his mother, gertrude, has remarried and by the fact that her new spouse is claudius, her late husbands brother and thus hamlet. David tennant patrick stewart penny downie thesis in summary, version 1 tennant basically sums it all up. He also tries, alongside simon russell beale and ben whishaw, to unravel the meaning of the play and the reason why it is considered by many to be the greatest play shakespeare ever wrote. David tennant is the voice of noriam, a comical and ultimately heroic character on childrens writer and musician bowvaynes new double album the mark of gold light.
Hamlet only insists that horatio and marcellus swear on his sword 1 time. Hes peeved not to be taken seriously but isnt at all surprised when he isnt all his. I was blown away by how powerful david tennants portrayal of hamlet was. Directors cut david tennant in much ado about nothing youtube.
Still mourning his fathers death, hamlet david tennant, crown prince of denmark, is dismayed when his uncle claudius patrick stewart marries his mother and assumes the throne in one of shakespeares bestknown tragedies. When booking opened last year for the transfer of the royal shakespeare companys hamlet from stratford to london, the presence of david tennant, star of doctor who, in the title role left the box. A seasonal feast a marvellous moderndress hamlet for the doctor who. The royal shakespeare companys awardwinning production of hamlet, directed by rsc chief associate director gregory doran, and with david tennant. Gregory dorans production is one of the most richly textured, bestacted versions of the play we have seen in years, wrote michael. Bad back forces david tennant s hamlet off west end stage. The royal shakespeare companys awardwinning production of hamlet, directed by rsc chief associate director gregory doran, stars david tennant doctor who in the title role. David tennant, whose own rsc performance as hamlet was a huge hit, meets other actors. Captured in the round at manchesters royal exchange theatre, this production boldly reimagines gender across the characters. Hamlet is shown to be uncomfortable in the setting in which he is placed. Actor david tennant prepares himself to take on the role of hamlet with the royal shakespeare company.
Dynamic, exciting, and contemporary, it breathes new life into shakespeares greatest play. Hamlet dvd the seattle public library bibliocommons. He has the perfect look for the part, and he nailed the danish princes anxiety and snark. Based on its reputation, i was expecting to like the 2009 royal shakespeare company production of hamlet, directed by gregory doran and starring david tennant, much better than i did every hamlet rises or falls on the performance of the titlerole actor, and tennant had both strengths and problems. The prince of denmark seeks vengeance after his father is murdered and his mother marries the murderer. And lots of people are going to be doing dr who in hamlet jokes, so this is just me getting it out of the way early, to avoid the rush. Directors cut david tennant in much ado about nothing. Hamlet s character, as is presented in this scene, completely opposes that of claudius, and this is brilliantly conveyed by the actor david tennant. The troubled prince is even more shocked when hes visited by his late fathers ghost, who reveals that his death was no accident and demands that hamlet seek. David tennant has won great praise for his role in the shakespeare play of a young. Bbc press office david tennant reprises role in rsc.
Hamlet actually appears somewhat afraid of his fathers ghost. Hamlet david tennant, patrick stewart, penny downie. David tennant plays an incredible hamlet and patrick stewart does an. Hamlet david tennant and sir patrick stewart tackle shakespeares hamlet in moderndress in the madefortelevision film adaptation of the royal shakespeare companys 2008 production. Hamlet speaks with his fathers ghost on the battlements of the castle. Yorick is represented by the real skull of a polish composer who bequeathed it to the rsc for use in theatrical performance by vicki. David tennant stars in a film of the royal shakespeare companys. David smith on david tennant in hamlet stage the guardian. Hamlet is a 2009 television film adaptation of the royal shakespeare companys 2008 moderndress stage production of william shakespeares play of the same name, aired on bbc two on 26 december 2009. In addition there are interviews and audio commentary from the director greg.
Get lost in this magical tale of love, evil, battles waged between wizards and goblinlike yrrchs. An acclaimed hamlet in the royal shakespeare companys hit production also a recent great performances production, david tennant meets fellow actors whove tackled this most iconic of roles, including superstar jude law, and. David tennant played hamlet as an agitated tshirt and parkawearing wreck in a world where the players never escape observation. Who star david tennant is also a bonafide shakespearean actor, so stephen. David tennant meets fellow actors whove taken on hamlet and compares notes on how to play a character thats been played, probably, a million different ways. David tennant celebrity profile check out the latest david tennant photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Act 2, scene 2 begins around line 80 and is slightly condensed. Absolute radio accord hospice ace comic con acorn tv ad. Acclaimed bbc production of hamlet, starring david tennant. With david tennant, patrick stewart, penny downie, oliver ford davies.