Ep. 21: Hamlet starring Paapa Essiedu(RSC, 2016)— Part 1
Update: 2018-03-07
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In this episode, we discuss the Royal Shakespeare Company's first production of HAMLET (2016) to star a black actor, rising star Paapa Essiedu, as the melancholy Dane.0:00 –1:45 Intro 1:45 –19:30 The RSC’s first black Hamlet and setting the production in Ghana19:30 –26:00 Costumes and colonialism26:00 –35:30 How depressed is Hamlet in this production?35:30 –52:45 Hamlet The Cool Kid and his messed up relationship with women, Ophelia The Modern Woman, and a very flat Gertrude52:45 – 1:05:46 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and the key players at court (Claudius, Polonius, etc)Host: Alex Heeney (@bwestcineaste)Guests: Noemi Berkowitz (@noemiola), Mary Angela Rowe (@lapsedvictorian), and Lesley PetersonEditor and Producer: Cam White (@JediDusk)Follow us on Twitter @21stFolio and find us online at http://21stFolio.com. The 21st Folio is a subsidiary of Seventh Row (@SeventhRow), http://seventh-row.com
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