IF IT WALKS LIKE HAMLET: THE ASSEMBLY'S SEAGULLMACHINE

According to Stephen Barker in "Hamlet the Difference Machine," "Both stories are haunted, [Müller] concludes: On the four corners of the seating areas, a series of television monitors (fitting with the aesthetic of the room, these TVs aren't flat screens, but the bulky box style...

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Published in:TheatreForum (La Jolla, San Diego, Calif.) San Diego, Calif.), 2018-01 (54), p.25-31
Main Author: Willenbrink, Hank
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Actors
Audiences
British & Irish literature
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich (1860-1904)
English literature
German literature
Mass media
Muller, Heiner (1929-1995)
Performing arts
Postmodernism
Revolutions
Russian literature
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Television
Theater
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Summary:According to Stephen Barker in "Hamlet the Difference Machine," "Both stories are haunted, [Müller] concludes: On the four corners of the seating areas, a series of television monitors (fitting with the aesthetic of the room, these TVs aren't flat screens, but the bulky box style) broadcast a live feed from the other room with the perspective shifting like security cameras. [...]The Assembly, in their publicity, draws parallels between the end of Tsarist Russia, the failed revolutions of the late 1970s, and our contemporary epoch. [...]following this, an audience member is chosen to take the role of Hamlet, and dressed by the cast of Seagullmachine to take that role.
ISSN:1060-5320
2169-1169