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A dry run for Branagh's Hamlet moreCast
(Credited cast) | Kenneth Branagh | ... | Himself / Hamlet |
 | Richard Clifford | ... | Himself / Horatio |
| Richard Easton | ... | Himself / Claudius |
 | Derek Jacobi | ... | Himself |
| Edward Jewesbury | ... | Himself / Polonius |
| David Parfitt | ... | Himself / Rosencrantz |
 | Patrick Stewart | ... | Narrator (voice) |
| Sophie Thompson | ... | Herself / Ophelia |
| Jay Villiers | ... | Himself / Laertes |
| Jimmy Yuill | ... | Himself / Guildenstern |
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For those who have seen Kenneth Branagh's film version of "Hamlet" from 1996, this documentary will be of interest since it shows the development of the stage production in which Branagh first learned the part, under the direction of (Sir) Derek Jacobi, in Birmingham in 1990.
The actors learn their parts from scratch in four weeks for this production, which was staged in Edwardian costume. Although the fact is never stated explicitly, the performers are learning their lines from the green Arden Shakespeare paperback edition of the play (Routledge, London, 1989).
Director Jacobi has some novel ideas for his staging, including having Hamlet deliver his soliloquy TO OPHELIA.
Several of the faces in this production are familiar from other Kenneth Branagh films. David Parfitt, who only fills the unenviable role of Rosencrantz here, went on to become a producer and numbers last year's "Shakespeare in Love" among his credits.
This one-hour film works well enough as a document, but it is unfortunately light on penetration and insight. We are not even informed of the ultimate success or failure of this staging in the eyes of critics at the time.