Adaptor 1 Grant, Debora
Date of First Production
2002, February 17-25
Title Denmark and Elsinore
Director
Debora Grant
Place of First Production
Le Swimming, Montreal, QC
Production Company
Beyond the Cubicle
Technical Design/Direction
Music: Marlon Grant
Visual design: Clement Grant
Cast/Performers
Hamlet: Quincy Armourer
Queen: Phyllis Gooden
King: Osei [Manchilde] Alleyne
Publishing and Multimedia
*Denmark and Elsinore directed by Debora Grant. Poster. Le Swimming, Montreal, QC. 2002.
 
*Denmark and Elsinore directed by Debora Grant. Poster. Le Swimming, Montreal, QC. 2002.
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Secondary Materials
*Barratt, Amy. "Bard Boogie: Denmark and Elsinore is a hip hop Hamlet." 14 Feb. 2002. Montreal Mirror 28 Aug. 2003.
[Link1].
*Barratt, Amy. "Get thee to a dance floor." 31 Jan. 2002. Montreal Mirror 28 Aug. 2003.
[Link2].
*Charlebois, Gaetan. "Event Profile: Denmark and Elsinore." Montrealplus.ca. 28 Aug. 2003.
[Link3].
  http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/2002/021402/theatre1.html
http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/2002/013102/theatre1.html
http://english.montrealplus.ca/profile/638346/
Synopsis
"The concept in Denmark and Elsinore is that everyone present -- cast and audience alike -- is attending a private party celebrating a shift in power ... " (qtd. from http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/2002/021402/theatre1.html).
Keywords
African-Canadian
Multimedia
Music
Non-traditional Casting
Pop Culture
Professional
Youth Culture
Adaptation of
Hamlet
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