Hamlet (stage performances)

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stage interpretation of a literary work theatrical tradition

Hamlet (stage performances) refers to the numerous acclaimed theatrical portrayals of Shakespeare’s tragic Danish prince, particularly noted for influential interpretations by actors such as Derek Jacobi.

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Hamlet 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf stage interpretation of a literary work ⓘ
theatrical tradition ⓘ
basedOn Hamlet (stage performances) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Hamlet
basedOnWorkBy William Shakespeare ⓘ
hasCharacter Claudius ⓘ
Gertrude ⓘ
Horatio ⓘ
Laertes ⓘ
Ophelia ⓘ
Polonius ⓘ
The Ghost ⓘ
hasCountryOfOrigin England NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFamousScene Gravedigger scene ⓘ
Ophelia’s madness ⓘ
The Mousetrap play-within-a-play ⓘ
To Be or Not to Be ⓘ
surface form: To be, or not to be soliloquy

final duel between Hamlet and Laertes ⓘ
hasGenre tragedy ⓘ
hasLanguage Early Modern English ⓘ
hasMainCharacter Hamlet ⓘ
surface form: Prince Hamlet
hasNotableCompany The Globe Theatre ⓘ
surface form: Globe Theatre (London)

National Theatre in London ⓘ
surface form: National Theatre (London)

Old Vic Company ⓘ
surface form: Old Vic Theatre Company

National Theatre in London ⓘ
surface form: Royal National Theatre

Royal Shakespeare Company ⓘ
hasNotablePerformer Adrian Lester NERFINISHED ⓘ
Asta Nielsen ⓘ
Benedict Cumberbatch ⓘ
David Tennant ⓘ
Derek Jacobi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Franziska Gräfin zu Reventlow ⓘ
Ian McKellen ⓘ
John Gielgud ⓘ
Jude Law ⓘ
Kenneth Branagh ⓘ
Laurence Olivier ⓘ
Mark Rylance ⓘ
Maxine Peake ⓘ
Ralph Fiennes ⓘ
Richard Burton ⓘ
Sarah Bernhardt ⓘ
Simon Russell Beale NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRecurringTheme family conflict ⓘ
madness ⓘ
mortality ⓘ
political intrigue ⓘ
revenge ⓘ
hasSetting Elsinore Castle ⓘ
isFrequentlyProducedBy professional theatre companies worldwide ⓘ
isMajorPartOf works of William Shakespeare ⓘ
surface form: Shakespearean theatrical canon

Referenced by (5)

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Hamlet (stage performances) → basedOn → Hamlet (stage performances) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hamlet
Booth's Theatre → notableProduction → Hamlet (stage performances) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hamlet
Andrew Scott → notableWork → Hamlet (stage performances) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hamlet
Derek Jacobi → notableWork → Hamlet (stage performances) ⓘ
Patrick Stewart → notableWork → Hamlet (stage performances) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hamlet