Hamlet spod znaku globalizacji
A Globalized Hamlet

Author(s): Patrice Pavis
Contributor(s): Piotr Szymanowski (Translator)
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Cultural history, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature, British Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Peter Brook; Hamlet; Shakespeare
Summary/Abstract: Peter Brook’s 2000 Hamlet (filmed in 2001) is an example of a globalised production where great pains are taken to make sure that the diverse backgrounds of its international cast can gel homogeneously. The interpretation is a sort of net force far removed from a critical reengagement of the text. The production seems to be guided by the impulse to try and come up with a versatile production fit for viewing and appraisal in a wide range of contexts. Is this shortage of vision and interpretive ambition a sign of humility, or is it a symptom of slick directing which fails to rise to the task of achieving critical engagement with the text?

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