Hamlet
David Tennant brings his Hamlet to the TV - but how do you bring new life to a 400 year-old character?
To be, or not to be...
Alex Jennings performs one of the most famous soliloquies from Shakespeare; Act 3, scene I: To be, or not to be: that is the question
Who's who in Hamlet?
Do you know your Claudius from your Gertrude? Tony Hill from the Royal Shakespeare Company introduces the characters and plot of Hamlet.
Comparing the text
Pulling together a production is more than just the script, Hannah Lavery from the Open University explains the process behind Hamlet and invites us to compare the text.
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Performing Hamlet
Who plays the Prince changes our perception of the man. Explore different performances of Hamlet
Getting to grips with Shakespearian Language
Modern audiences often struggle with Shakespearian text; Tony Hill demystifies the meaning behind the text and assists New York students in delivering lines from Hamlet.
It's a technical business
A performance is more than the just the script, it’s the whole experience of the theatre. Tony Hill from the Royal Shakespeare Company explains the use of technology in the theatre.
Hamlet and Elizabethan England
Dr Hannah Lavery guides us through the historical context of Hamlet in Elizabethan England by discussing revenge and the Queen's authority.
O, that this too too solid flesh would melt
In a clip from 1999 Tim Pigott-Smith directs a RADA student through Hamlet's first soliloquy in Act I, Scene ii.
O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I!
In a clip from 1999 Tim Pigott-Smith directs a RADA student through Act II, Scene ii.
Now might I do it pat, now he is praying
In a clip from 1999 Tim Pigott-Smith directs a RADA student through Act III, Scene iii.
Content last updated: 20/11/2009
