Performing Hamlet - Actors in the Modern Age Croall Jonathan Theatre HistorianPaperback
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…
Specifikacia Performing Hamlet - Actors in the Modern Age Croall Jonathan Theatre HistorianPaperback
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.'
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