21st Folio Podcast

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.