Hamlet

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Event Hamlet
Venue ABN Channel 2, Gore Hill, NSW
Umbrella Event Performed live on TV
First Date June 1959
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description This two hour production from ABN's Gore Hill studios marks the first time a Shakespearean play has been produced live for Australian TV.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Film
Television
Tragedy
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Tony Arpino Actor Norwegian Captain
John Brock Actor Lords/Ladies/Soldiers/Attendants
David Bryant Actor Lords/Ladies/Soldiers/Attendants
Dennis Carroll Actor Player Queen
Gary Deacon Actor Lords/Ladies/Soldiers/Attendants
James Elliott Actor Guildenstern
John Fegan Actor Ghost
Henry Gilbert Actor Claudius
Gordon Glenwright Actor Two Gravediggers
Douglas Hayes Actor Two Gravediggers
John Hurrell Actor Osric
William Job Actor Hamlet
Anne Kelly Actor Lords/Ladies/Soldiers/Attendants
Geoffrey King Actor Polonius
Evelyn Kopfer Actor Lords/Ladies/Soldiers/Attendants
James P Lynch Actor Bernardo
Charles McCallum Actor Voltemand
Geoffrey Mill Actor Fortinbras
Ria Sohier Actor Lords/Ladies/Soldiers/Attendants
Georgie Sterling Actor Gertrude
Frank Taylor Actor Horatio
Vaughan Tracey Actor Marcellus
Maurice Travers Actor Rosencrantz
Lou Vernon Actor Player King
Graham Webb Actor Francisco
Owen Weingott Actor Laertes
Delia Williams Actor Ophelia
Kevin Williams Actor Lords/Ladies/Soldiers/Attendants
William Shakespeare Playwright
Royston Morley Producer
Douglas Smith Set Designer
John Hicks Technical Director
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Taken from a newspaper TV guide
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 162437