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"Three Days of Hamlet" Screening - One Night Only!

One Night Only!

Actor/Director Alex Hyde-White in attendance to intro the film & do Q&A afterwards.

THREE DAYS OF HAMLET

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Wednesday, April 18, 7pm

Landmark's Tivoli Theatre

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“What does it mean – To hold the mirror up to nature?”

 

Starring: Alex Hyde-White, Richard Chamberlain, Stefanie Powers, Peter Woodward, Tom Badal, Joseph Culp

 

Directed by: Alex Hyde-White

 

A hero’s journey from the most unlikely of sources, a Shakespeare in Love for the reality set...

An actor/manager, is dealing with the “ghost” of his father, both real and imagined. Reality intrudes as a troupe of actors and others gather to rehearse and perform a staged reading of Hamlet in three days.  The production goes awry, weaving an original take of a most primal story; holding the "mirror up to nature." As the lives of the players juxtapose over their characters, what results is a fascinating look at how, once again, art illuminates life.

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