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Hamlet

Set Design
1992 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Reproduction design, one of three, showing the 'storyboard' by Bob Crowley for scenes in Hamlet, Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Theatre, 1992.

This Royal Shakespare Company production, featuring Kenneth Branagh as Hamlet and directed by Adrian Noble, opened at the Barbican Theatre in December 1992 and transferred to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre at Stratford in March 1993.



Object details

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Object type
TitleHamlet (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photomechanical transfer
Brief description
Reproduction design, one of three, showing the 'storyboard' by Bob Crowley for scenes in Hamlet, Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Theatre, 1992
Physical description
Reproduction design, showing the 'storyboard' for the first scenes of Hamlet, Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Theatre, 1992. Nine black and white drawings, arranged in three rows of three, showing the proscenium and forestage, with figures and curtains. The drawings are captioned 'PROLOGUE', 'GHOST', 'GHOST WALKS THE WORLD', 'BATTLEMENTS', 'GHOST', 'HAMLET', 'OPHELIA'S BEDROOM', 'BATTLEMENTS', 'GHOST'. Numbered 1 in upper left hand corner.
Dimensions
  • Height: 29.7cm
  • Width: 42cm
Credit line
Given by the designer
Summary
Reproduction design, one of three, showing the 'storyboard' by Bob Crowley for scenes in Hamlet, Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Theatre, 1992.

This Royal Shakespare Company production, featuring Kenneth Branagh as Hamlet and directed by Adrian Noble, opened at the Barbican Theatre in December 1992 and transferred to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre at Stratford in March 1993.

Associated object
S.1272-1994 (Model)
Bibliographic reference
Collection
Accession number
S.221-2019

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Record createdMay 1, 2019
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