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Performing Hamlet - Actors in the Modern Age (Paperback)
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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.' Adrian Lester: 'Working with Peter
Brook on Hamlet changed me as an actor, and for the better.' The
book benefits from the author's interviews with six leading
directors of the play during these years: Greg Doran, Nicholas
Hytner, Michael Grandage, John Caird, Sarah Frankcom and Simon
Godwin. Many other productions are described, from those starring
Michael Redgrave, Alec Guinness and Paul Scofield in the 1950s, to
the performances of Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Scott and Paapa
Essiedu in recent times. The volume also includes an updated text
of the author's earlier book Hamlet Observed, and an account of
actors' experiences of performing at Elsinore.
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