latest BBC Hamlet starring David Tennant

No news yet when this British production will be aired on US television, but in the meantime, to keep our mouths watering, the BBC has launched a very nice website indeed, including stuff on past BBC productions of the play, including the 1980 Derek Jacobi version we reviewed here. (Speaking of which, Patrick Stewart, almost [...]

David Tennant to reprise Hamlet for BBC

David Tennant, better known among non-Shax geeks for his starring gig as Dr. Who and his creepy little turn as Barty Crouch, Jr. in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, is reprising his famous Hamlet for broadcast on BBC television.
We here at bardolatry are doubly excited in that the role of Claudius is to [...]

Hamlet (BBC, 1980), starring Derek Jacobi, directed by Jonathan Miller

Buy BBC Hamlet on DVD from Ambrose Video
Buy BBC Hamlet on VHS from Ambrose Video
It is also available from Ambrose Video as part of a boxed set of 5 DVDs of the BBC Shakespeare Tragedies. (Enter “BARD” in the appropriate discount code box for a special $2 discount for bardolatry.com readers!) Or buy the set [...]

Hamlet's Understudy

Every avid theatregoer knows the pain, sooner or later, of having bought tickets to some performance specifically because of a certain actor, only to discover, upon arrival, that the actor has gotten sick or been injured, and the role is to be played by the Understudy. I’ve never (personally) had that happen with a Hamlet [...]

Patrick Stewart on playing Macbeth

American Theater Wing, founder of the Tony Awards, has posted an audio interview with Patrick Stewart, who is currently playing Macbeth on Broadway…put money in my purse!
For those of you who, like me, alack, cannot afford the plane & theater tickets, the link to the interview, at least, is here.