PlayTragedyRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
May 01, 1969
Closing Date
Jun 14, 1969
Performances
52
PlayTragedyRevivalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
(May 01, 1969 - Jun 14, 1969)
Description
A play in five acts
Setting
In and around Elsinore Castle in Denmark
Comments
This production of Hamlet is in two acts
Manager for the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre: Leonard Soloway
Produced by Albert I. Fill, Joseph H. Shoctor, Marcel Akselrod and Norman Twain; By Special Arrangment with Woodfall, Ltd.
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Tony Richardson
Scenic Design by Jocelyn Herbert; Costume Design by Jocelyn Herbert; Lighting Design by John Gleason
General Manager: Sherman Gross
Production Stage Manager: Kevin Palmer; Stage Manager: Howard Panter; Assistant Stage Manager: Mario Cassar
General Press Representative: Frank Goodman; Press Representative: Ruth Cage; Advertising: Fred Golden and The Blaine Thompson Company
Scenery Supervisor: Michael Annals
Francesca Annis
Ophelia (daughter to Polonius)
Ben Aris
Rosencrantz (Courtier)
John J. Carney
Marcellus (Officer)
 
Player King
Ian Collier
Priest
 
Ensemble
Constance Cummings
Gertrude (Queen of Denmark and mother to Hamlet)
Mark Dignam
Polonius (Lord Chamberlain)
Michael Elphick
Francisco (Officer)
 
Sailor
 
Ensemble
Richard Everett
Player Queen
 
Ensemble
Peter Gale
Osric (a Courtier)
Clive Graham
Guildenstern (Courtier)
Mark Griffith
Reynaldo
 
Ensemble
Anjelica Huston
Ensemble
Gordon Jackson
Horatio (friend to Hamlet)
Bill Jarvis
Ensemble
Roger Livesey
Player
 
Gravedigger
 
First Player
Michael Martin
Ensemble
Michael Pennington
Laertes (son to Polonius)
Malcolm Terris
Captain
 
Ensemble
John Trenaman
Bernardo (Officer)
 
Ensemble
Jennifer Tudor
Ensemble
Jason Twelvetrees
Ensemble
Christopher Walsh
Ensemble
Nicol Williamson
Hamlet (son to the late, and nephew to the present King)
Patrick Wymark
Claudius (King of Denmark)
Understudies: Ben Aris (Polonius), Ian Collier (Rosencrantz), Michael Elphick (Guildenstern), Clive Graham (Hamlet), Mark Griffith (Osric), Anjelica Huston (Ophelia), Malcolm Terris (Horatio), John Trenaman (Claudius), Jennifer Tudor (Gertrude) and Jason Twelvetrees (Laertes)

Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (May 01, 1969 - Jun 14, 1969)

Cast

John J. Carney
Horatio (friend to Hamlet)
Michael Elphick
Marcellus (Officer)
 
Player King
Michael Martin
Francisco (Officer)

Drama Desk Award

Outstanding Performance

1969 Winner
Nicol Williamson
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