The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 19.0150 Friday, 7 March 2008
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Date: Friday, 29 Feb 2008 15:42:17 -0500
Subj: RE: SHK 19.0141 The Best Hamlet
[2] From: William Godshalk <
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Date: Friday, 29 Feb 2008 17:11:14 -0500
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[3] From: Mario Ghezzi <
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Date: Saturday, 01 Mar 2008 17:18:10 +1100
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Date: Saturday, 1 Mar 2008 11:56:25 -0000
Subj: Re: SHK 19.0129 The Best Hamlet
[5] From: Ida Gaskin <
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Date: Sunday, 2 Mar 2008 13:11:35 +1300
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[6] From: Anna Kamaralli <
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Date: Tuesday, 4 Mar 2008 13:55:41 +0000 (GMT)
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[7] From: Patty Winter <
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Date: Wednesday, 5 Mar 2008 09:22:41 -0800
Subj: Re: SHK 19.0137 The Best Hamlet
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From: Marilyn A. Bonomi <
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Date: Friday, 29 Feb 2008 15:42:17 -0500
Subject: 19.0141 The Best Hamlet
Comment: RE: SHK 19.0141 The Best Hamlet
If the criteria for a great Hamlet (I won't say "best" for reasons
enumerated) seen live include making both script and character come
alive, engaging/engrossing the audience so that the well-known becomes
new and fresh...
Then I have to say the "best" Hamlet I ever saw was either Hamish
Linklater (despite the NYTimes saying he was overshadowed by other
parts/players-Long Wharf Theatre 2004) or Stacy Keach Long Wharf
Theatre, 1970. I *still* can see moments from that dark, dark performance.
I may have posted a review of the Linklater Hamlet to SHAKSPER at the time.
Mari Bonomi
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From: William Godshalk <
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Date: Friday, 29 Feb 2008 17:11:14 -0500
Subject: 19.0141 The Best Hamlet
Comment: Re: SHK 19.0141 The Best Hamlet
I'd like to cast a vote for Marni Penning's female Hamlet. She was
great, and the production went to the Cleveland SAA meeting with Jasson
Minidakis as director. The production was marked by glitches. The
rebellious Laertes went out for a smoke when he should have been leading
his rebels. Claudius and Gertrude had to shout for him to appear-but
still no Laertes. Finally, Claudius had enough of this and was striding
out to get Laertes when he finally runs on panting. The production was
updated, and Claudius carried a handgun. Later in the run, the gun
jammed-so he threw it at Marni-and missed. Nonetheless, I was flattered
when someone took me for the director.
Bill
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From: Mario Ghezzi <
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Date: Saturday, 01 Mar 2008 17:18:10 +1100
Subject: 19.0141 The Best Hamlet
Comment: Re: SHK 19.0141 The Best Hamlet
The best Hamlet I ever experienced was Richard Roxburgh's Hamlet for
Company B's production in 1999 in Sydney Australia. Here was the
mercurial minded and 'lethal' youth so often missing from productions
with older players. This Hamlet indeed suffered because he knew too much
about this 'sullied flesh' we all inhabit and that he had been born to
'set it right' in the 'prison' of Denmark. It was directed by Neil
Armfield, a gifted talent if there ever was one. By the way, Geoffrey
Rush played Horatio and was the best I have ever seen in the role. Let
me put in a word for the quality of Aussie Shakespeare productions.
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From: Terence Hawkes <
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Date: Saturday, 1 Mar 2008 11:56:25 -0000
Subject: 19.0129 The Best Hamlet
Comment: Re: SHK 19.0129 The Best Hamlet
Arnold Schwarzenegger.
T. Hawkes
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From: Ida Gaskin <
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Date: Sunday, 2 Mar 2008 13:11:35 +1300
Subject: 19.0141 The Best Hamlet
Comment: Re: SHK 19.0141 The Best Hamlet
Gloria Belcher asks if anyone else saw Roger Rees 's Hamlet in the RSC
1984/5 Stratford season. I was also in UK and saw all the productions of
that year and agree that Rees's was a most memorable performance (as was
his Berowne in "Love's Labour's Lost" the same year). But for me the
best ever Hamlet was the first I saw- Alec Guinness in a "modern dress"
version at the Old Vic in 1938 when he was young and I was young!
Ida Gaskin.
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From: Anna Kamaralli <
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Date: Tuesday, 4 Mar 2008 13:55:41 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: 19.0141 The Best Hamlet
Comment: Re: SHK 19.0141 The Best Hamlet
When I saw Calixto Bieito's 2003 production I realised that, although I
thought I had seen several bad Hamlets, they had actually been merely
mediocre.
Regards,
Anna
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From: Patty Winter <
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Date: Wednesday, 5 Mar 2008 09:22:41 -0800
Subject: 19.0137 The Best Hamlet
Comment: Re: SHK 19.0137 The Best Hamlet
The New York branch of the Paley Center for Media (formerly the Museum
of Television & Radio) will be presenting a recording of Richard
Burton's 1964 "Hamlet" in May. I believe this is the same
"Electronovision" recording that is already available on commercial DVD,
but at the Paley Center, you'll be able to see it on the big screen.
Also, the video will be introduced by his daughter Kate.
More information here:
http://www.mtr.org/events/ss-08spring/ny-performance.htm#5-22
Patty
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