So i’m fairly sure all of us who saw Hamlet walked away totally in love with the music. Most of all the piece used for Ophelia’s last scene – “Abandon Window” by Jon Hopkins. Find it on YouTube HERE Now, i am by no means any kind of good piano player or teacher but i […]
Written by Jess5_11 on 5 November 2015. No comments »
Category: Music, Theatre
Tags: abandon window, Hamlet, jon hopkins, keyboard, piano
Note: This is a spoiler-free description of what’s inside the 2nd edition of the “Hamlet Souvenir Programme” avail. to buy for £8.50 at The Barbican Theatre in London or at the Barbican Online Shop with additional shipping fees. How do you define “spoiler-fee”, you may ask. That’s to say any visual details specifically regarding costumes; […]
Written by freewomenxgrape on 15 September 2015. No comments »
Category: Education, Places, Social & Political, Theatre
Tags: Charity, Hamlet, Hamlet Barbican, Hamlet Barbican Shop, Hamlet Barbican Souvenir Programme
It was with great pleasure that I rediscovered London‘s Globe Theatre, or Shakespeare’s Globe, in preparation of Sonia Friedman’s production of Hamlet. A remarkable building and location to put on a play I passed by almost daily during my time in the capital; most recently linked to our Hamlet in The Sunday Times and briefly […]
Written by freewomenxgrape on 19 August 2015. No comments »
Category: Places, Theatre
Tags: Globe Theatre, Globe To Globe Hamlet, Hamlet, play, Shakespeare's Globe, William Shakespeare
So, we know that many of you are coming to London for Hamlet this summer. London is my favorite city and I am sure you guys will be blown away by what it has to offer. Our staff writer a_shibs and I have decided, that we want to make your trip planning a bit easier […]
Written by Cumberchicken on 15 July 2015. 2 comments »
Category: Film & TV, Places, Theatre, Various
Tags: Benedict Cumberbatch, Hamlet, London, Map, Parade's End, Sherlock, The Imitation Game, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
No Fear Shakespeare – Hamlet. How I LOVE this book. Love love love love. If you are new to Shakespeare and a bit daunted by where to start your reading, get THIS book. Because its simplicity and the execution of its concept are just wonderful. Left page: Hamlet as written by Shakespeare. Right page: Hamlet translated […]
Written by Cumberchicken on 15 July 2015. No comments »
Category: Books, Poetry, Theatre
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I am still trying to get my head around Hamlet. And this DVD has helped A LOT. This is a filmed version of David Tennant’s Hamlet featuring Patrick Stewart and it is glorious! You can buy it here on Amazon UK or here on Amazon US. I think many of us are very fond of […]
Written by Cumberchicken on 12 July 2015. No comments »
Category: Film & TV, Poetry, Theatre
Tags: Barbican, David Tennant, DVD, Hamlet, Patrick Stewart, Shakespeare, Theatre
This summer, thousands of us Cumberfans will descend upon London to see Benedict Cumberbatch in Hamlet. This is, of course, terribly exciting for all of us! Some are seeing Benedict live for the first time ever. Many of us are theatre novices. And then there’s the play: Hamlet. Probably Shakespeare’s most famous play. Maybe you’re […]
Written by Cumberchicken on 15 June 2015. No comments »
Category: Education, Film & TV, Theatre
Tags: Branagh, Hamlet, Jacobi, Rehearsal, Theatre
ALEXANDRE Desplat talks of flying when he composes. And watching him conduct the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican last week, there were around 1,000 other people flying with him. I’ve never seen an orchestra perform before, shameful really, but true. I was excited to not only see how an orchestra worked in full motion, […]
Written by clareiow on 18 December 2014. No comments »
Category: Audio, Film & TV, Theatre
Tags: Barbican, desplat, LSO, The Imitation Game
“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players; they have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts,” (William Shakespeare, „The Seven Ages Of Man“, excerpt read by Benedict Cumberbatch) Benedict Cumberbatch jokingly mentioned that “little play” of his in a “little town called […]
Written by freewomenxgrape on 31 July 2014. No comments »
Category: Audio, Books, Education, Film & TV, Quotes, Theatre
Tags: Hamlet, London, play, Shakespeare, The Barbican, ticket sale
So the big moment is almost here: In a couple of weeks we will be able too book tickets to see the actor we adore in a role he’s been preparing for for ages. Of course we are all desperate to be part of this once in a life time opportunity. And we are here […]
Written by Cumberchicken on 20 July 2014. 4 comments »
Category: Theatre, Various
Tags: Advice, Booking, FAQ, Hamlet, Theatre