21st Folio Podcast

This is the 2nd part of our discussion of the film version (dir. Margaret Williams) of the Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre's HAMLET (dir. Sarah Frankcom) starring Peake as Hamlet.Host: Alex Heeney (@bwestcineaste)Guests: Laura Anne Harris, Caitlin Merriman (@CaitlinSnark), Lesley PetersonSound recordist and editor: Cam White (@JediDusk)00:00–0:50 Intro0:50–8:12 Hamlet Sr. The Ghost8:12–12:28 The fishmonger scene12:28–30:00 Gender-swapping in the production30:00–41:27 Using accents as a shorthand in Shakespeare productions41:27–50:30 The Hamlet/Ophelia relationship50:30-58:50 The theatre in the round and how it works58:50–1:10:48 Filming the production for the screen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.