Hamlet

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Event Hamlet
Venue Theatre Royal, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 25 April 1881
Last Date 25 April 1881
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description … Shakespearean plays have never been very popular in Wellington - probably because we have had few companies capable of doing anything better than murdering them - and Hamlet has perhaps been the least favored of all. …
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Tragedy
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Herr Bandmann Actor Hamlet
Louise Beaudet Actor Ophelia
JF Cathcart Actor Ghost/Claudius
Louise Crawford Actor Gertrude
Charles Hall Actor Laertes/First Actor
John Musgrave Actor Polonius/First Gravedigger
J H Nunn Actor Horatio
William Shakespeare Playwright
Works
Text Nationality England
Further Information Herr Bandmann as Hamlet, as played by him in two languages for over 2000 times. (Ad). Company presented in Wellngton by Mr RJ DeLias. Nightly change of programme advertised.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 196963