Project Detail

Soliloquy in the Dust

Synopsis

In 2009 the remains of Shakespeare's first theatre were uncovered in Shoreditch. Director Trevor Melvin breathes life into this discovery with a fusion of film, theatre and psychogeography, staging Hamlet's most famous soliloquy at the site where the play premiered in the 1590s.

Details

Year
2011
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
4 mins 16 secs
Format
Digital
Director
Trevor Melvin
Producer
Michael Maloney, Trevor Melvin
Editor
Lizzy Graham
Screenwriter
William Shakespeare
Director of Photography
Trevor Melvin
Sound
Howie Nichol
Composer
Nik Hodges
Principal cast
Michael Maloney

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Production Status

Production Company

Trevor Melvin

T +44 (0)7776 108 527

trevor.melvin@virgin.net

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