Hamlet

De: William Shakespeare

Narrado por: Josh Stamberg, Stephen Collins, JoBeth Williams, Stacy Keach, Alan Mandell, Emily Swallow, Matthew Wolf

Shakespeare’s timeless story of revenge, corruption, and murder is considered one of the greatest works in the English language. Prince Hamlet sets out to avenge his beloved father's death at the hand of his uncle Claudius - but Hamlet's spiral into grief and madness will have permanent and immutable consequences for the Kingdom of Denmark. Composed over 400 years ago, Hamlet remains one of the theater’s most studied and performed works, and is presented here in a stunning, sound-rich, full-cast recording.

Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in August 2011.

Lead funding is provided by the Rosenthal Family Foundation.

Director: Martin Jarvis

Producing Director: Susan Albert Loewenberg

Mark Capri as Ambassador/Others

Josh Clark as Voltemand/Others

Stephen Collins as King Claudius

JD Cullum as Laertes

Stacy Keach as Ghost

Henri Lubatti as Rosencrantz/Others

Alan Mandell as Polonius

Jon Matthews as Guildenstern/Others

Darren Richardson as Player Queen/Others

André Sogliuzzo as Reynaldo/Others

Josh Stamberg as Hamlet

Emily Swallow as Ophelia

JoBeth Williams as Queen Gertrude

Matthew Wolf as Horatio

Associate Producer: Christina Montaño

Recording Engineer/Sound Designer/Editor: Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood

Foley Artist: Tony Palermo

Original music composed and performed by Mark Holden and Michael Lopez.

Public Domain (P)2012 L.A. Theatre Works

Good Lord!

This is far and away the best version of Hamlet I've ever heard. I am confident you will enjoy it.

Wowzers

Writing and performances are GOAT. The performers clearly UNDERSTOOD and didn’t over or under perform.

Classic

What can I say that hasn't already been said about Hamlet.

It's a classic for a reason.

Reminded me of Sophocles

I felt there were a lot of similarities with Hamlet and Sophocles' Oedipus Trilogy. So, if you like Sophocles, you may want to give Hamlet a go. I think you will enjoy it. Though it didn’t resonate as well as Othello for me, I thought it was a great story, and the ending was wild!

Excellent

A fantastic performance of one of my favorite plays. Solid in virtually every way. For the particular, there will always be things to criticize, but I think any fan of this play will not be disappointed.