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Hamlet

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by William Shakespeare
Adapted for broadcasting by Barbara Burnham

Persons represented: [see below]

(Stephen Haggard appears by permission of Auriol Lee)

Scene: Denmark

This afternoon at 5.30

Contributors

Author:
William Shakespeare
Adapted by:
Barbara Burnham
Production:
Val Gielgud
Claudius, King of Denmark:
Malcolm Keen
Hamlet, son to the late and nephew to the present King:
Stephen Haggard
Polonius, lord chamberlain:
Harcourt Williams
Horatio, friend to Hamlet:
Robert Speaight
Laertes, son to Polonius:
John Cheatle
Rosencrantz, Courtier:
Charles Mason
Guildenstern, Courtier:
John Teed
A Gentleman, Courtier:
Alban Blakelock
A Priest:
David King-Wood
Marcellus, Officer:
Ralph Truman
Bernardo, Officer:
Charles Lefeaux
Francisco, a soldier:
David King-Wood
1st Player:
Norman Shelley
2nd Player:
Barbara Dillon
Two Clowns, gravediggers:
Philip Wade
Two Clowns, gravediggers:
Charles Lefeaux
Fortinbras, prince of Norway:
Hilary Fisher-White
A Captain:
Ralph Truman
Gertrude, Queen of Denmark, and mother to Hamlet:
Martita Hunt
Ophelia, daughter to Polonius:
Fay Compton
Ghost of Hamlet's Father:
Henry Hallatt
Source: Radio Times

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