Thursday, 12 January 2017

King Lear written by William Shakespeare and produced at the Royal Court Theatre, Munich, in 1884

A scene from King Lear written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and produced at the Royal Court Theatre, Munich, in 1884





Wednesday, 11 January 2017

Hamlet written by William Shakespeare and produced in London with the characters in modern dress in 1925

Scenes from Hamlet written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), having opened in London, before being performed in Birmingham, with the characters in modern dress, under the direction of Barry Jackson (theatre director and founder of BRT, 1879 - 1961) and H. K. Ayliff (theatre director, 1871 - 1949), and then at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham in England,  in 1925, with Muriel Hewitt, dressed for her role of Ophelia in the style of the flapper generation of the 1920s


London production

Birmingham production
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Hamlet witten by William Shakespeare and produced at the Berlin Theatre under the direction of Max Reinharft around 1920

A scene from Hamlet (Prinz von Dänemark) written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and produced at the Berlin Theatre under the direction of Max Reinhardt (1873 - 1943) around 1920?







Tuesday, 10 January 2017

Hamlet written by William Shakespeare and produced at the Vienna Volkstheater with Aleksandër Moisiu (or Moissi, 1879 - 1935) playing as Hamlet in 1922

Photos from Hamlet written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and produced at the Vienna Volkstheater (Popular Theatre) with Aleksandër Moisiu (or Moissi, 1879 - 1935) playing as Hamlet in 1922








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Monday, 9 January 2017

Stage scene designs for Hamlet drawn by Edward Gordon Craig (1872-1966) around 1912

Stage scene designs for Hamlet written by the English playwright William Shakespeare and drawn by Edward Gordon Craig  (1872-1966) around 1912





E.G. Craig's design for Hamlet, Act 1 Scene 2 (1912)



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Hamlet written by William Shakespeare and produced with Evelyn D'Alroy? acting as Ophelia in 1910

A scene from Hamlet written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and produced with Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852-1917) acting at His Majesty's theatre, as Hamlet and Evelyn D'Alroy (1882 - 1915) as Ophelia in 1910






Much Ado About Nothing written by W. Shakespeare and produced at the National Theatre, Munich, around 1920

Two scenes from Much Ado About Nothing (Viel Lärm um nichts) written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and produced at the National Theatre, Munich, around 1920