Peter Brook on Hamlet

Hamlet

Richard Eyre interviews avant-garde director Peter Brook about the inspiration behind his production of Shakespeare's play at Theatre des Bouffes Du Nord, Paris.

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  • Type: Factual, Plays
  • Channel: BBC Knowledge
  • Duration: 28'26''
  • Broadcast date: 2002
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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Hamlet | BBC Knowledge | 2002

Peter Brook's Hamlet

A screen recording of Peter Brook’s The Tragedy of Hamlet, performed at the Bouffe du Nord Theatre in Paris The production is staged on a rectangle of red-orange cloth with only a couple of benches and a scattering of multi-coloured cushions, accompanied by a haunting soundscape ranging from muffled bells to birds in flight. Speeches and scenes are reassigned and roles are frequently doubled or tripled.
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