The Hamlet Podcast

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Act III, Scene i - The tension escalates between Hamlet and Ophelia. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty.

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Act III, Scene i - Hamlet and Ophelia begin a very awkward encounter. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty.

Apologies that there will is no episode this week. I am completing a draft of my book about Yukio Ninagawa (whose Hamlet is pictured in the attached image) and so I'll have to get back to you next week. Thank you for your indulgence!

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Act III, Scene i - Hamlet continues his most famous speech, before he notices Ophelia. *NOTE - somehow I managed to describe a quotation from Richard II as coming from Richard III. Re-recording the whole episode felt unduly fastidious, so please forgive the verbal typo!* Written and presented by Conor Hanratty.

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Act III, Scene i - Hamlet enters, and begins perhaps the most famous speech in the play. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty.

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Act III, Scene i - Polonius stage manages the eavesdropping trap for Hamlet, and Claudius lets down his guard. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty.

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Act III, Scene i - Claudius agrees to watch the play, and dismisses Gertrude, who has a tender moment with Ophelia. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty.

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Act III, Scene i - Claudius enters, midway through interrogating Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. He's eager to find out what they've learned - but are they being entirely forthcoming? Written and presented by Conor Hanratty.

For this bonus episode at the end of the most theatrically-minded scene of the play, we take a brief survey of various attempts to translate Shakespeare's play into the even more theatrical art of opera. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Act II, Scene ii - Hamlet reaches the end of his soliloquy, and the scene. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty.

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Act II, Scene ii - Hamlet continues his soliloquy, comparing himself with the First Player. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty.

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Act II, Scene ii - Now that he is alone, Hamlet compares the Player's performed passion with his own real emotions. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty.

In this bonus episode, we celebrate perhaps the most influential Shakespearean actor and director working on screen today, Kenneth Branagh.

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Act II, Scene ii - As the First Player's speech ends, Hamlet insists that Polonius show them the best of Danish hospitality, and he is then left alone on the stage. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty.

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Act II, Scene ii - The First Player describes Priam's widow Hecuba. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty.

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Act II, Scene ii - The First Player performs Aeneas' tale to Dido. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty.

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Act II, Scene ii - Hamlet selects a speech for the Players to perform. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty.

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Act II, Scene ii - The Players arrive at last, and Hamlet greets them with great enthusiasm. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty.

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Act II, Scene ii - Hamlet mocks Polonius with a fascinating Biblical reference. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty.

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Act II, Scene ii - Polonius describes the actors, right before they arrive. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty.

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Act II, Scene ii - Hamlet lets Rosencrantz and Guildenstern know that he's on to them. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty.

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Act II, Scene ii - Another extra piece of text omitted from the Quarto, for a variety of dramatic reasons. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty.

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Act II, Scene ii - Rosencrantz has surprise news for Hamlet. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty.

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Act II, Scene ii - Hamlet explains his melancholy to his "friends". Written and presented by Conor Hanratty.

The Hamlet Podcast - a weekly exploration of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Act II, Scene ii - Hamlet continues trying to get the truth from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. Written and presented by Conor Hanratty.