21st Folio Podcast

In this episode, we discuss Greg Doran's film version of his RSC production of Hamlet starring David Tennant. The production is currently available to stream on PBS.org in the US.For detailed show notes, visit http://www.seventh-row.com/2016/05/06/ep-7-hamlet-david-tennant/00:00–1:58 Intro1:58–7:00 Initial thoughts on the production7:00–11:23 Claudius in Act IV & Act V and the worldbuilding in the production11:23–21:04 Translating the play into a hybrid film of the play (the sets, the cameras within the production, breaking the fourth wall)21:04–31:05 Incest-y things: Laertes-Opehla and Hamlet-Gertrude31:06–36:33 The Laertes-Ophelia-Polonius family unit36:35–42:40 Denmark is a Prison? + Rearranging Act 2 & 3 (and the “To be or not to be” speech)42:40–49:40 Excising (almost all of) Fortinbras and cuts to Horatio’s scenes49:40:–1:00:06 Women in the production1:00:06–1:00:50 OutroHost: Alex Heeney (@bwestcineaste)Guests: Noemi Berkowitz (@noemiola), Caitlin Merriman (@CaitlinSnark), Mary Angela Rowe