'Look here, upon this picture, and on this': Representations of Hamlet in Aotearoa/New Zealand, 1993-2006.

This article addresses the question, to what extent do New Zealand productions of Shakespeare attempt to reframe the setting or localise the text? Is it problematic to do so? Productions which introduce a Maori element are briefly discussed, including an Othello set during the Maori Land Wars of the...

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Publicado en:Contemporary Theatre Review Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 305 - 317
Autor principal: Warrington, Lisa
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd 2009
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        Stage history of Shakespeare's plays
        Hamlet (Play : Shakespeare)
        Adaptations of Shakespeare's works
        Ophelia Thinks Harder (Theatrical production)
        Bare (Theatrical production)
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