 Event |
Hamlet
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| Venue |
The Court Theatre (1905-2023), Christchurch, New Zealand |
| First Date |
27 June 1992 |
| Last Date |
1 August 1992 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Elric Hooper says that the last period in which public and private dress clearly portrayed class was just before World War I. 'It was the last period when men carried … ceremonial swords.' Consequently, the production is set about 1913, and Pamela Maling has designed costumes reminiscent of those seen at the court of Czar Nicholas of Russia in the decade before the Communist Revolution. … Although it is not actually set in Russia, it is set in a very cold northern court with the feeling of an armed state. … 'The Edwardian period suits the play enormously well'. |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Tragedy
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
England
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| Further Information |
Noted that Hooper & Lascelles had both appeared in Hamletdirected by Ngaio Marsh at the old Civic Theatre in Christchurch in 1958. Additional music by Paul Barrett. In the programme, Elric Hooper says that in 1990 'I saw Erik Thomson performing at the New Zealand Drama School and within thirty seconds decided that it was time to do Hamlet again'.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Set |
Theatre Aotearoa |
| Event Identifier |
188926 |
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