Hamlet: The 30-Minute Shakespeare, 9781935550242
Paperback
An abridgement for performance by young people and amateur adults, “road tested” at the Folger Shakespeare Library’s Student Shakespeare Festival.

Hamlet: The 30-Minute Shakespeare

including stage directions for all levels of experience

$15.79

  • Paperback

    72 pages

  • Release Date

    23 May 2011

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Summary

Age range 12+

Hamlet: The 30-Minute Shakespeare offers five scenes from this enduring tragedy. The Ghost of Hamlet’s father calls for vengeance, and Hamlet uses the players to prove Claudius guilty. The cutting includes the murder of Polonius, Ophelia’s mad scene, and the timeless “To be or not to be” speech, climaxing in the swordfight and poisoning that bring the story to its riveting end.

The edition includes helpful advice by Nick Newlin on how to put on a Shakespeare produ…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781935550242
ISBN-10:1935550241
Series:30-Minute Shakespeare
Author:William Shakespeare, Nick Newlin
Publisher:Nicolo Whimsey Press
Imprint:Nicolo Whimsey Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:72
Release Date:23 May 2011
Weight:119g
Dimensions:215mm x 139mm
About The Author

William Shakespeare

Nick Newlin has performed a juggling and variety act for international audiences for 23 years. Since 1996, he has conducted an annual Play Directing residency affiliated with the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC. Nick has a BA from Harvard University with Honors 1982 and an MA in Theater from The University of Maryland with an emphasis on Play Directing.

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