Discovering Hamlet /

Follows the week-by-week progress of the Renaissance Theatre Company preparing to stage a production of Hamlet. The actors describe stage action and the characters they portray, and members of the technical crew discuss aspects of costuming, set design, lighting and the problems of wor...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Unicorn Projects, Inc, PBS Video
Other Authors:	Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Branagh, Kenneth, Easton, Richard, 1933-, Jewesbury, Edward, Olshaker, Mark, 1951-
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English
Published:	Alexandria, VA. : PBS Video, [1990?]
Subjects:	Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Hamlet. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Dramatic production. Theater > Production and direction.

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Summary:	Follows the week-by-week progress of the Renaissance Theatre Company preparing to stage a production of Hamlet. The actors describe stage action and the characters they portray, and members of the technical crew discuss aspects of costuming, set design, lighting and the problems of working with Shakespeare's 400-year-old text.
Item Description:	Videocassette release of the 1990 production. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	2 videocassettes (30 min. ea.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in. + booklet.
Format:	VHS.
Audience:	Theater Arts
Production Credits:	Editor, Sam Green ; narrator, Patrick Stewart.