Great Performances

The Making of Hamlet

Clip: Season 37 Episode 20 | 16m 44s

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.

Aired: 04/27/10

Expired: 04/27/17

Rating: TV-PG

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