Episodes
| Series | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| DO3 | 20240317 | A new production of Kuwaiti-British writer Sulayman Al-Bassam's powerful reimagining of Hamlet. Shakespeare's story of a reluctant revolutionary pitted against a corrupt authoritarian regime is transplanted from Denmark to a modern Arab state in trouble. There's an enemy on the border, a crumbling dictatorship and civil war in the air - First performed at the Edinburgh Festival in the wake of 9/11, the play won awards both there and in Cairo. Hamlet - Tommy Sim'aan Gertrude - Sirine Saba Claudius - Kevork Malikyan Polonius - Paul Chahidi Ophelia - Sulin Hasso Laertes - Zed Josef Arms Dealer - Ewan Bailey Fortinbras - Samuel James Other parts were played by members of the cast Production co-ordination by Gaelan Davis-Connolly Technical production by Ali Craig, Keith Graham and Peter Ringrose Written by Sulayman al-Bassam Directed by Abigail le Fleming Powerful reimagining of Shakespeare's Hamlet, set in a modern Arab state. Powerful reimagining of Shakespeare's Hamlet, set in a modern Arab state, by Kuwaiti-British writer Sulayman Al-Bassam. |
| DO3DO3 | 20231022 | A new production of Kuwaiti-British writer Sulayman Al-Bassam's powerful reimagining of Hamlet. Shakespeare's story of a reluctant revolutionary pitted against a corrupt authoritarian regime is transplanted from Denmark to a modern Arab state in trouble. There's an enemy on the border, a crumbling dictatorship and civil war in the air - ¦ First performed at the Edinburgh Festival in the wake of 9/11, the play won awards both there and in Cairo. Hamlet - Tommy Sim'aan Gertrude - Sirine Saba Claudius - Kevork Malikyan Polonius - Paul Chahidi Ophelia - Sulin Hasso Laertes - Zed Josef Arms Dealer - Ewan Bailey Fortinbras - Samuel James Other parts were played by members of the cast Production co-ordination by Gaelan Davis-Connolly Technical production by Ali Craig, Keith Graham and Peter Ringrose Written by Sulayman al-Bassam Directed by Abigail le Fleming Powerful reimagining of Shakespeare's Hamlet, set in a modern Arab state. |