30 years on and this remains one of the most vivid memories from all theatre trips I have ever made. The only thing that concerned me about the interpretation was whether it was designed to show that "it was all in Hamlet's mind". After all, the first scene of the play is one in which a group of his (non-mad) friends see the ghost.
Ha! I'm using this performance in a university essay on how the supernatural in Shakespeare is performed for modern audiences. Thanks for uploading. :)
thank you so much for uploading this, I am using Pryce's performance in my university essay on the 'self' in Hamlet and this performance is very valuable in examining Hamlet's fragmented mind.
Well, as I was saying before the narrator chimed in, a huge part of Hamlet's conflict is determining for himself whether it's real, or if he's just mad. I think it's a fascinating interpretation, and I can think of few who could pull it off like Jonathan Pryce.
this possession idea does not work for me at all. Rather than help the audience suspend their disbelief it rather makes the poor actor look ridiculous.
30 years on and this remains one of the most vivid memories from all theatre trips I have ever made. The only thing that concerned me about the interpretation was whether it was designed to show that "it was all in Hamlet's mind". After all, the first scene of the play is one in which a group of his (non-mad) friends see the ghost.
globsteruk 3 months ago
Ha! I'm using this performance in a university essay on how the supernatural in Shakespeare is performed for modern audiences. Thanks for uploading. :)
Mediocreism 11 months ago
I really want to see the entire version of this play now...what a stellar performance in just two and a half minutes.
koyoteblue1998 1 year ago
thank you so much for uploading this, I am using Pryce's performance in my university essay on the 'self' in Hamlet and this performance is very valuable in examining Hamlet's fragmented mind.
XanthiaNightshade 1 year ago
Well, as I was saying before the narrator chimed in, a huge part of Hamlet's conflict is determining for himself whether it's real, or if he's just mad. I think it's a fascinating interpretation, and I can think of few who could pull it off like Jonathan Pryce.
badmovebaker 1 year ago
@badmovebaker Agreed
PsychedeliciousMelon 1 year ago
this possession idea does not work for me at all. Rather than help the audience suspend their disbelief it rather makes the poor actor look ridiculous.
theskilled99 1 year ago