"Hamlet the Irishman: Irish Theatre Histories, Re-invented and Re-circulated"
https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbo662/
Author:
	Lonergan, Patrick.
Type:
	Book Chapter
Year:
	2025
Publication Information:
	Murphy, Shakespeare in Ireland: Adaptations and Appropriations, 168–83.
:
	Murphy, Shakespeare in Ireland: Adaptations and Appropriations
Annotation:
	Traces history of Irish Hamlet productions, with particular attention to Hilton Edwards and Michael MacLiammóir's series of Hamlet productions at Dublin's Gate Theatre (1932-1951). Analyzes Yaël Farber's 2018 production at the the Gate Theatre (q.v.) under Selina Cartmell's artistic directorship and starring Ruth Negga as Hamlet. Suggests that, like earlier productions, Farber's "present[ed] a commentary on Irish life" that built on audience assumptions and commented on previous productions.
Language:
	English
Cross-References:
	Farber, Hamlet
Persons:
	Murphy, Andrew; Edwards, Hilton; MacLiammóir, Michael; Farber, Yaël; Cartmell, Selina; Negga, Ruth
Keywords:
	artistic director, Gate Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
Tags:
	Actors, Acting, Directors, Directing, Hamlet, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism, Stage Productions
WSB Update:
	Fall 2025
WSB Record Number:
	bbbo662