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Hamlet + post-film Q&A with Swansea born director, Sean Mathias
This evening’s screening of the The Bard’s classic tragedy at Taliesin will include a live Q&A with Director Sean Mathias.
A tale of revenge that has stood the test of time, Shakespeare’s classic tragedy is uniquely reimagined for the modern day as a gripping psychological thriller! Transcending the confines of the stage, the film utilises nearly every room of the Theatre Royal Windsor to transform it into the immortal Elsinore Castle, from basement dungeon to roof-top battlement. The critically acclaimed, recent stage cast of ‘Hamlet’, including Ian McKellen, Frances Barber (King Lear, Chekhov’s The Seagull) and Jonathan Hyde (King Lear, Titanic, Crimson Peak), bring their iconic roles to life in this compelling new film adaptation.
Two-time Academy Award nominee and Shakespearian titan McKellen reprises his lead role as Hamlet, a man who descends into madness as he seeks vengeance against his uncle for the apparent murder of his father. Further cast includes stars of stage and screen, Jenny Seagrove, Steven Berkoff, and BAFTA-winner Francesca Annis.
Post-film Q&A with Swansea born director, Sean Mathias
Sean Mathias is a Swansea born Theatre Director, Film Director and Writer. He has worked at the Royal National Theatre, the West End, the Kennedy Centre, The Mark Taper Forum, Off-Broadway and many times on Broadway, as well as Paris, Sydney, Cape Town, Johannesburg, San Francisco and extensively in the UK.
He has written several plays including the award-winning A Prayer for Wings, the screenplay for the award-winning BBC film The Lost Language of Cranes and directed the award-winning film Bent.
A tale of revenge that has stood the test of time, Shakespeare’s classic tragedy is uniquely reimagined for the modern day as a gripping psychological thriller! Transcending the confines of the stage, the film utilises nearly every room of the Theatre Royal Windsor to transform it into the immortal Elsinore Castle, from basement dungeon to roof-top battlement. The critically acclaimed, recent stage cast of ‘Hamlet’, including Ian McKellen, Frances Barber (King Lear, Chekhov’s The Seagull) and Jonathan Hyde (King Lear, Titanic, Crimson Peak), bring their iconic roles to life in this compelling new film adaptation.
Two-time Academy Award nominee and Shakespearian titan McKellen reprises his lead role as Hamlet, a man who descends into madness as he seeks vengeance against his uncle for the apparent murder of his father. Further cast includes stars of stage and screen, Jenny Seagrove, Steven Berkoff, and BAFTA-winner Francesca Annis.
Post-film Q&A with Swansea born director, Sean Mathias
Sean Mathias is a Swansea born Theatre Director, Film Director and Writer. He has worked at the Royal National Theatre, the West End, the Kennedy Centre, The Mark Taper Forum, Off-Broadway and many times on Broadway, as well as Paris, Sydney, Cape Town, Johannesburg, San Francisco and extensively in the UK.
He has written several plays including the award-winning A Prayer for Wings, the screenplay for the award-winning BBC film The Lost Language of Cranes and directed the award-winning film Bent.
7.30pm Full Price £7.75 Student £5 Under 26 £5
TALIESIN ARTS CENTRE
Swansea University
Singleton Campus
Swansea SA2 8PZ
Tue 13 August
Website:
www.taliesinartscentre.co.uk/en/
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