Are you joining us for Hamlet on YouTube this evening?Where in the globe are you watching from?

We’d love to hear from you throughout the show – tweet us @The_Globe #Hamlet.

Here’s approx. timings for this evening's #Hamlet

7.00pm Part One
7.35pm 10 min Interval
(Be sure to pause the YouTube video and press play again in 10 mins time if you’d like to join us for an interval)
7.45pm Part Two
9.45pm Ends

First up, prepare yourself for this evening’s performance of #Hamlet with an introductory talk from our very own @ProfFarahKC

Want to know more about this evening's production of #Hamlet ?

We look back on its original staging in 2018 in our latest blog, have an explore https://bit.ly/3bX4Zeh 

*Rings bell*

This is your five minute call, folks!

#Hamlet

Right, is everyone about ready for #Hamlet then?

Oh, wait, we’ll just change the VHS hang on…

Did you know – It's often said Shakespeare played the Ghost in #Hamlet but we don't know for sure. Today, the role is often given to an actor who has played Hamlet in other productions.

When your mother marries your uncle.
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Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.
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I am thy father’s spirit.
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What do you read my lord?
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…His most excellent canopy, the air, look you, this brave o'erhanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden fire...
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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’s advice to Hamlet
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To be or not to be…

One of the most famous lines in English drama. But in the first published text of #Hamlet it was: 'To be, or not to be - ay, there's the point.’ Doesn’t quite have the same ring to it...

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. Hamlet is a —

Did he ever truly love Ophelia? Thoughts?

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Honestly surprised it takes Claudius so long. I mean, the Players aren't very subtle, are they?
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Interval time! If you’re joining us for a break, do press pause on YouTube.

What are you all making of #Hamlet so far?

Part Two... here we go!
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Now he's a praying
And now I'll do't...
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What… IT WAS POLONIUS BEHIND THE CURTAIN?
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Rosemary, pansies, fennel, columbine, rue, daisies and violets. Flowers are full of meaning and imagery – Ophelia is being very specific here with her gifting of them!
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'Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him well' is one of the most famous but misquoted lines from #Hamlet.

The correct line is 'Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio – a fellow of infinite jest...

En-garde. Pret. Allez! The game’s afoot
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Does Gertrude know the drink is poisoned? Discuss.
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The rest is silence.
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FINIS.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our free #Hamlet Premiere this evening! We hope you enjoyed watching.

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