Prince Hamlet
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Robert Chetwyn
Ian McKellen in the role of Prince Hamlet
UK/European Tour
23 March 1971 - 2 October 1971
Laertes (Tim Pigott-Smith) and Hamlet (Ian McKellen)
McKellen as Hamlet
McKellen as Hamlet
Television production
Television production
On stage
On stage
Backstage, Rome, 25 May 1971 (birthday)
Tomasso Le Pera
Michael Annals gave me this design for Hamlet's Act One costume on the first night.
Michael Annals
Hewison's cartoon for Punch (18 August 1971): James Cairncross (First Gravedigger) with Ian McKellen (Hamlet) and Yorick's skull
Hamlet with Yorick
With director Robert Chetwyn backstage, Rome, 25 May 1971 (birthday)
Tomasso Le Pera
Prince Hamlet