yeah even though repertory work at the old vic is pretty much generally reffed to by most seasoned actors who experienced it as "their training grounds" I always seem to forget it's not a school.
Possibly. I believe he was on an acting scholarship, with Robert Hardy, actually. You often can't read just one subject in British universities. Dudley Moore read for a church organist (he repaired and tuned church organs) but also had to take a composer degree. Where I now live a maths degree means you also read computer science and English. Burton had a photographic memory, glanced rapidly through a book/script and never needed it again, even 20 years later! He knew electronics too, radio ham
absurd, Burton couldn't act, laughable.
mikemosocw 4 months ago
Does anybody else find the actress playing Ophelia annoying and somewhat shrill?
anotherpunkrocker 8 months ago
Burton went to RADA
avidniko 9 months ago
Terrific!
bigboxbobby2 1 year ago
@sparra1946 What a smug comment. How easy it must be to talk trash about brilliant men. Must give you a brief feeling of importance.
chapaev36 1 year ago
This was a year after O'Toole performed his Hamlet, directed by Olivier. Strangely, no recordings remain of O'Toole as the prince.
chapaev36 1 year ago
yeah even though repertory work at the old vic is pretty much generally reffed to by most seasoned actors who experienced it as "their training grounds" I always seem to forget it's not a school.
galidorn1 1 year ago
Actually Burton never went to a drama school at all.
FrankClanton 1 year ago
Brando in Shakespeare is like watching Keanu Reeves in Shakespeare.
vacant , monotone and painful bumbling to experience.
This stage performance is a poor example of Burton range, who has a powerful explosive temperance and presence in comparison.
and Burton didn't copy Oliver they both went the same schools for theatrical training.
galidorn1 2 years ago
Possibly. I believe he was on an acting scholarship, with Robert Hardy, actually. You often can't read just one subject in British universities. Dudley Moore read for a church organist (he repaired and tuned church organs) but also had to take a composer degree. Where I now live a maths degree means you also read computer science and English. Burton had a photographic memory, glanced rapidly through a book/script and never needed it again, even 20 years later! He knew electronics too, radio ham
sparra1946 2 years ago