Shakespeare in Canada: A Cultural Map

Shakespeare in Canada: Exploring Our Cultural History through Digital Humanities

A project to create an online interactive cultural map of the presence of the Bard and the way in which his works have shaped Canadian culture.

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A brief newspaper interview with Neil Munro fromThe Chronicle Herald on the subject of the upcoming version ofHamlet where he stars as the titular character.

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Neil Munro, as Hamlet, pointing a gun at James Hurdle, as Claudius, in the NAC's 1979 production ofHamlet.

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A photograph of Denise Ferguson and James Hurdle taken from an Ottawa Citizen article on costume choices for the NAC's 1979 production of Hamlet.The pair are formally dressed for the event they are attending at the time the photo was taken.

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A photograph of King Edward VIII, taken from The Windsor Years. This was a book that designer John Ferguson drew inspiration from for the costuming inHamlet.

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A photograph of Wallis Simpson, taken from The Windsor Years. This was a book that designer John Ferguson drew inspiration from for the costuming inHamlet.

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The Player Queen dress that was worn by actor Don Goodspeed in the NAC's 1979 production of Hamlet.

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This to scale maquette of the Hamlet set was createdby John Ferguson in 1979. It allowed for director John Wood to see how Ferguson had interpreted the concept of the play. The production omitted the revolving square centre stage as that was only…

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Urjo Kareda interviews both Alan Scarfe and Neil Munro as the two young actors both prepare to play Hamlet in their respective upcoming plays.
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