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Great Performances  The Making of Hamlet

Go behind the scenes of the Royal Shakespeare Company's exciting new production Details

 

Program: Great Performances

Episode: The Making of Hamlet

Join GREAT PERFORMANCES to go behind the scenes of the Royal Shakespeare Company's exciting new production of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet." David Tennant, Patrick Stewart and director Gregory Doran discuss the creative process of transferring the production from the original RSC stage production to the on-location television film adaptation.

• Visit the The Making of Hamlet webpage

Duration: (16:44)
Premiere Date: 04/27/2010
Episode Expires: Fri 28 Apr 2017
TV Rating: TV-PG


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