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"Great Performances" to Air David Tennant Hamlet
The Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Hamlet, which was filmed for BBC2 following runs at Stratford-upon-Avon and the West End's Novello Theatre, will air on PBS next year.
"Great Performances" will broadcast the production, which stars David Tennant in the title role, sometime in 2010.
The company also boasts Patrick Stewart as Claudius/Ghost, Penny Downie as Gertrude, Mariah Gale as Ophelia and John Woodvine as the Player King with Edward Bennett as Laertes.
According to previous press materials, the film version "will retain the quality and tone of the critically acclaimed stage production but filming will take place on location" to produce this 180-minute prouction.
In a recent press statement, RSC artistic director Michael Boyd commented, "We are very pleased that this RSC production will be seen by so many people when broadcast. As the show was sold out for its entire run, this is a really great opportunity for our work to be seen by so many who could not come to the theatre and see it on stage."
Doran added, "Contrary to press reports at the time, the RSC always had plans to make a recording of this production but had the inevitable long journey in getting the cast together again and securing funding for this project. The Hamlet cast and the RSC are all really delighted that we now have the chance to share this show with audiences around the world, and I would like to thank all those involved in making this plan a reality at last."
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The Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Hamlet, which was filmed for BBC2 following runs at Stratford-upon-Avon and the West End's Novello Theatre, will air on PBS next year.
"Great Performances" will broadcast the production, which stars David Tennant in the title role, sometime in 2010.
The company also boasts Patrick Stewart as Claudius/Ghost, Penny Downie as Gertrude, Mariah Gale as Ophelia and John Woodvine as the Player King with Edward Bennett as Laertes.
According to previous press materials, the film version "will retain the quality and tone of the critically acclaimed stage production but filming will take place on location" to produce this 180-minute prouction.
In a recent press statement, RSC artistic director Michael Boyd commented, "We are very pleased that this RSC production will be seen by so many people when broadcast. As the show was sold out for its entire run, this is a really great opportunity for our work to be seen by so many who could not come to the theatre and see it on stage."
Doran added, "Contrary to press reports at the time, the RSC always had plans to make a recording of this production but had the inevitable long journey in getting the cast together again and securing funding for this project. The Hamlet cast and the RSC are all really delighted that we now have the chance to share this show with audiences around the world, and I would like to thank all those involved in making this plan a reality at last."
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