#i hate hamlet

[shakespearenews]

Jack Viertel on I Hate Hamlet

NYTimes article referenced in the video 

Evan Handler, a co-star of "I Hate Hamlet," left the stage near the end of the first act Thursday night, gave his notice, and walked out of the Walter Kerr Theater. Mr. Handler's unplanned departure came after a dueling scene with Nicol Williamson, the play's star, who apparently ignored the choreography and struck Mr. Handler on the back with the flat part of his sword. Andrew Mutnick, Mr. Handler's understudy, finished the performance.

[demidemilitclub]

You know, I may be one of those people who read super above their level as a kid and just devoured books but now I can’t read anything longer than three sentences, but I at least make up for it by being able to demolish scripts. I read I Hate Hamlet over one lunch break back in January. I read 1776 AND The Last Days of Judas Iscariot AND Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde over the course of like, 2.5 days *while* I was working on a set.

[fuckyeahgreatplays]

After the first few shows, Nicol embarked on a self-destructive binge. He repeatedly propositioned the stage manager, and when she resisted his groping advances he called the management and demanded that she be fired. This didn’t happen, but the atmosphere backstage became poisonous. The cast posed for a raft of promotional photographs, and Nicol tried to block the release of any pictures in which he appeared with another actor. Then he began murmuring directions, while onstage, to other cast members: “Is that what you’re doing?,” “God, that’s awful,” and worse. During scenes in which the script called for him to hover, as a ghost, and eavesdrop on the action, he would leave the stage. He gradually and deliberately alienated almost everyone, until the production became a war zone. One night, I stopped by his dressing room to make a final attempt to repair our relationship. When I entered, he took a wobbly swing at me, aimed at my head and connecting with my shoulder. I was more surprised than hurt; it was like being assaulted by a sleeping bag. Further revisions to the script became impossible.

I Hit Hamlet, a fascinating look behind the scenes at I Hate Hamlet on Broadway.  

[adversarial-official]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 6/15 -- 

“Now,” Tord said. “Let’s take a moment to discuss multiverse theory.”

His room was empty, a mess. Pastel clothes scattered everywhere. He was speaking to no one.

[fandomsoverlife]

How to cite your sources: a guide

[skys-archive]

SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP I just watched I Hate Hamlet because the woman who just directed me will be directing it next season and she wanted me to be involved but after I watched it I was texting her my thoughts about it and the first thing she said was "you should be a director!!!" and then told me that she wants me to send what I said to her to another one of the people at that theatre who taught me because he will appreciate it and that she would have chosen me as her co director for it next year if she'd known this is the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me oh my god

[l1lmarshm3llow]

I would like to write a book about quite literally anything and with no real intention. Everything I wrote would be random and by chance and there is no reason for the stuff that happens happening.

Then I want this book to get famous and for literary critics to read and try analyse my book and the meanings/reasoning behind why I've made certain choices.

This would continue until I'm dead and in my will I will request that it was all a lie and there was no meaning behind my words thus causing anarchy, distress, and people wondering the meaning of life.

[travsd]

Remembering Nicol Williamson

An actor may be judged by the roles he has exceled at and in this regard Nicol Williamson (1936-2011) very early ascended to the status of legend. He was Hamlet in Tony Richardson’s critically acclaimed West End and Broadway productions as well as the ensuing film (1968-69). He did MacBeth with Royal Shakespeare in 1974, revisiting the role on Broadway in 1982 and TV version in 1983. He was in…

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