Hamlet

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Event Hamlet
Venue Watershed Theatre, Auckland, New Zealand
First Date 16 June 1994
Last Date 16 July 1994
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Hurst: 'I don't plan to impose a created world this time. It will have sharper, simpler lines and the emphasis will be on the poetry. I want to bring out the emotion within Hamlet and show how this is central to the play'.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Tragedy
Contributors
Name Function Notes
David Baxter Actor Ghost/Player King
Alison Bruce Actor Ophelia
John Callen Actor Claudius
Norman Forsey Actor Polonius/Gravedigger
Jonathon Hendry Actor Horatio
Liddy Holloway Actor Gertrude
Michael Hurst Actor Hamlet
Christian Penny Actor Laertes
Peter Rowley Actor Gravedigger
Lesley Burkes Costume Designer
Michael Hurst Director
Bryan Caldwell Lighting Designer
William Shakespeare Playwright
John Harding Set Designer
Works
Text Nationality England
Further Information Cast of 11 plus students from Selwyn College of Performing Arts. Dates listed in Listener 16/4/1994 as 29 June to 23 July 1994.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 186311