{"product_id":"9781350030756","title":"Performing Hamlet : Actors in the Modern Age","description":"\u003cstrong\u003ePerforming Hamlet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Jonathan Croall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHamlet \u003c\/i\u003eis arguably the most famous play on the planet, and the greatest of all Shakespeare's works. Its rich story and complex leading role have provoked intense debate and myriad interpretations. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo play such a uniquely multi-faceted character as Hamlet represents the supreme challenge for a young actor.\u003ci\u003e Performing Hamlet\u003c\/i\u003e contains Jonathan Croall's revealing in-depth interviews with five distinguished actors who have played the Prince this century: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJude Law: 'You get to speak possibly the most beautiful lines about humankind ever given to an actor.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Simon Russell Beale: 'Hamlet is a very hospitable role: it will take anything you throw at it.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  David Tennant: 'No other part has been so satisfying. It was tough, but utterly compelling.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Maxine Peake: 'Hamlet was a way of accessing bits of me as an actress I've not been able to access before.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Adrian Lester: 'Working with Peter Brook on Hamlet changed me as an actor, and for the better.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book benefits from the author's interviews with six leading directors of the play during these years: Greg Doran, Nicholas Hytner, Michael Grandage, John Caird, Sarah Frankcom and Simon Godwin. Many other productions are described, from those starring Michael Redgrave, Alec Guinness and Paul Scofield in the 1950s, to the performances of Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Scott and Paapa Essiedu in recent times. The volume also includes an updated text of the author's earlier book \u003ci\u003eHamlet Observed\u003c\/i\u003e, and an account of actors' experiences of performing at Elsinore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“In \u003ci\u003ePerforming Hamlet\u003c\/i\u003e Croall gives a glimpse into preparing and performing the role of Hamlet … Croall's examination is not purely academic: he enriches it with interviews of five actors and six directors engaged in productions of \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e. This makes the text much more appealing and applicable to the modern actor\/director. Chapter 9 offers an extensive “day in the life” look at the 2000 National Theatre production with Simon Russell Beale as Hamlet. This chapter helps convey the fast-paced life of the professional actor in preparation, performance, and touring … This is a solid and fresh study for actors\/directors and those researching the production history of\u003ci\u003e Hamlet\u003c\/i\u003e. Summing Up: Recommended.” - \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350030756\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"The Arden Shakespeare","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40690209128654,"sku":"9781350030756","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_c9f0c9a9-b17c-42b6-9c75-9aea94233587.jpg?v=1640405324","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350030756","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}