You can't help but respect Adam when he delivers the "What a piece of work is man..." speech. That whole theater was silent for a reason. Even in normal speech, he makes it powerful and moving.
I love how it gets so incredibley silly, and then, for a moment, it stops and Adam does "What a Piece of Work Is Man" completely seriously. It gives me chills, and you really get some insight on how truely talented these guys are, not just with comedy, and how they really love the matierial. Pure Genius!
These guys are awesome. Their ability to switch from parody to serious is fantastic. Going from the over-dramatic Austin to the Adam's performance of "What a piece of work..." then back to comedy is such effective emotional whiplash.
Watched this in my Drama class a couple days ago. I was floored! Even a decade or more later, the absolute talent and brilliance of these performers and everyone involved cannot be diminished
I study Shakespeare to one day teach his work, and I find this to be refreshing and silly take on it. It has me rolling each time I see it and I show it to my friends and they all love it. If you can't take a joke then leave, Marina.
I think the what a piece of work is actually more poinient. The to be or not to be is kinda, eh, but 'what a piece of work' just captures this amazing duality of the world in infinite wonder and people who fail to notice it. Its a great speech.
I actually think that was the best I've ever seen the "what a piece of work is a man" monologue done, which is weird, since it's part of a parody here. But seriously, he didn't over play it, and it was perfect.
Hamlet's "mad" scene is arguably the best thing ever performed in the history of theater. The only possible exceptions would be . . . everything else they've ever done.
I might accidentally post twice I dunno my computer is weird so bear with me if this gets posted twice. I love this show! I used to have this exact video, but I lent it to a teacher and she unbeknown to me lent it to other teachers and by the time I wanted it back she didn't know where it was...to many teachers had gotten their hands on it :( So alas I lost it forever. But now I can watch it here! Thank you!
Hamlet, the tradgey of the prince of Denamrk. The place, Denmark. THe time, a very long time ago. Hillarious. My mom and Dad went to see this. They bought the video tape. I watched it one night adn was laughing on the floor. Do you know if they have anyother preformances?
dude i am in this play right now for my high schools fall play. im only a freshmen but i got the role of tybolt, caeser, and bernardo. but instead this version we used 15 actors instead of just 7. its really an awesome play. we do use some parts of the play differently.
Watched this in my English class for a review for our IB English Oral Commentaries today. It's great, I'm not sure who was laughing more, us or our teacher! :)
I think that particular moment was meant to be played seriously here. I think the idea was to show off something other than "To be or not to be" for a change.
i'm still laughing the second time i saw it! i love the "serious" play, the movie and this... it's always nice to see a different take on something familiar.
I thought that was lovely, it reminds me a bit of the way Scrubs works: it's really hilarious all the way through and then they have a serious issue. But then I am a Shakespeare nerd so it is to be expected.
@Rosamorrable ...Huh? What about Toby? I can't help but zoom in on any mention of him--it happens when he's the love of your life, lol. ;-) But on a RSC Hamlet-related note, this is definitely the best version ever. (The Arnold Schwarzenegger one is pretty close though) I never saw a more terrifying ghost than the sock puppet. ;)
@femmederochester Oh i see you're his beloved madame Rochester;) I must say he's fantastically splendid in Jane Eyre. Im dying to see the RSC Hamlet and Streetcar named desire by him. But i just might not because the last one was performed long ago... and Hamlet is not easisy accessible here. Toby is an incredible actor!!!
ah!!!!!!! i played the part of hamlet in our version of "complete works (abridged)". it was so fun to play this role, though my performance cud never amount to his performance!
@IrisOsirI hahah omg RSC is HILARIOUS! I love them especially the Othello Rap. the captions are so weird lol.. they talk about stimulus plans and Clinton haha
@SARAheartsMCQUEEN Adam? Maybe so. Never thought about it. Austin reminds me of the guy who played Samwise Gamgee in the live-action "Lord of the Rings" movies. (Which... wasn't he named "Sean Austin"? Coincidence?) But luls on the Romeo and Juliet scene where Adam calls Reed "Obi-Wan"! Laughed so much! XD
yeah you just mist them, soz, they were doing a tour but it finished about a month ago there down here in Oz at the moment althought i recon they'll be back in england in the summer
You can't help but respect Adam when he delivers the "What a piece of work is man..." speech. That whole theater was silent for a reason. Even in normal speech, he makes it powerful and moving.
I love how it gets so incredibley silly, and then, for a moment, it stops and Adam does "What a Piece of Work Is Man" completely seriously. It gives me chills, and you really get some insight on how truely talented these guys are, not just with comedy, and how they really love the matierial. Pure Genius!
These guys are awesome. Their ability to switch from parody to serious is fantastic. Going from the over-dramatic Austin to the Adam's performance of "What a piece of work..." then back to comedy is such effective emotional whiplash.
Watched this in my Drama class a couple days ago. I was floored! Even a decade or more later, the absolute talent and brilliance of these performers and everyone involved cannot be diminished
"Adam!"
"I don't wanna do this stupid play! Leave me alone!"
"Get out there!" SLAP!!!!!
"OW!!!"
"I told you."
I study Shakespeare to one day teach his work, and I find this to be refreshing and silly take on it. It has me rolling each time I see it and I show it to my friends and they all love it.
If you can't take a joke then leave, Marina.
I played Laertes in our version of this. It was great fun, but I agree. My performance and the performance of my cast could never amount to this!
I watched this in my literature class this morning because he are reading Hamlet, and I'm watching it again! Awesome play :)
***** Fuck off
I think the what a piece of work is actually more poinient. The to be or not to be is kinda, eh, but 'what a piece of work' just captures this amazing duality of the world in infinite wonder and people who fail to notice it. Its a great speech.
"You killed my father and slept with my mother! That's my job!"
The 1st ghost is a sock. Lol!
This is brilliant.
I actually think that was the best I've ever seen the "what a piece of work is a man" monologue done, which is weird, since it's part of a parody here. But seriously, he didn't over play it, and it was perfect.
Love Hamlet and Horatio's "hand-shake".
These guys are awesome!
Hamlet's "mad" scene is arguably the best thing ever performed in the history of theater. The only possible exceptions would be . . . everything else they've ever done.
I love this show soooo much. It's the BEST SHOW EVER! I saw it live, and got to play Ophelia. It was amazing.
Austin: they're laughing at me!
Adam: no they're laughing WITH you!
LOL
Ingenious. Absolutely.
I might accidentally post twice I dunno my computer is weird so bear with me if this gets posted twice.
I love this show! I used to have this exact video, but I lent it to a teacher and she unbeknown to me lent it to other teachers and by the time I wanted it back she didn't know where it was...to many teachers had gotten their hands on it :( So alas I lost it forever.
But now I can watch it here! Thank you!
its amazing how austin can refrain from laughing while he gets pissed off at the crowd for laughing .haha
These guys are coming to my University again this fall to perform the History of America. It will be the second time I see them live. I can't wait!
Hamlet, the tradgey of the prince of Denamrk. The place, Denmark. THe time, a very long time ago. Hillarious. My mom and Dad went to see this. They bought the video tape. I watched it one night adn was laughing on the floor. Do you know if they have anyother preformances?
dude i am in this play right now for my high schools fall play. im only a freshmen but i got the role of tybolt, caeser, and bernardo. but instead this version we used 15 actors instead of just 7.
its really an awesome play. we do use some parts of the play differently.
"There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, then are dreampt of in your philosophy...so piss off!" *smack*
omg... After two years of looking for this, I found it again!
I'm doing my Leaving Cert in two days and this is the best thing I've seen from Hamlet in my two years of studying it.
The girl who played Ophelia was so damn ADORABLE, cute and beautiful.
:3
This was great btw, 5/5.
sad that they couldn't do Rosencrantz and Guildenstern... I LOVE THOSE GUYS!
Adam Long lives in London now, and came out with a new play not so long ago, called Dickens Unplugged. They're opening in London soon.
I love this! I'm so happy I'm doing this as our school play! :D
Watched this in my English class for a review for our IB English Oral Commentaries today. It's great, I'm not sure who was laughing more, us or our teacher! :)
"Adieu, Hamlet. Remember meeeee!.... whoooo!"
"-a couch for incest!"
"incest!"
"a couch."
LOL XD
I didn't know they had converse back then..... LOL LOL LOL LOL!
I love these guys they are so hilarious!
If you pay attention, they are making the play more accesible to our generation of people with short attention spans. So chill.
"a couch for insest....insest,,,,,a couch" WIN!
I think that particular moment was meant to be played seriously here. I think the idea was to show off something other than "To be or not to be" for a change.
Love their meeting handshake :P
This is VERY strange :P
ADAM ROCKS!!
Ive been to that theater, I think its in Sacremento, CA!
Love Ophelia's part! "He comes before me." "I'd keep that dress, if I we're you!" It's like an Elizabethan version of Sex & The City.
lol, this is, like, a dream come true for a shakespeare geek like me! long live the RSC!
love it . Why read boring play for homework , when you can actually enjoy in a form that it supposed to be .
finally! i remember searching this stuff, and i couldnt find more than like three vids of it!
I LOVE HIM TOO!! He is sooo totally awesome!! Does anyone know what he's doing now?
i'm still laughing the second time i saw it! i love the "serious" play, the movie and this... it's always nice to see a different take on something familiar.
I love these guys!!!
my school did this last year...i knew the lines better than the actors did... :) i love RSC
@Celtore1324 thats why I freakin love these guys. Their humor is awesome like that.
yeah, he is. it is too bad. there should be more people like him.
I thought that was lovely, it reminds me a bit of the way Scrubs works: it's really hilarious all the way through and then they have a serious issue. But then I am a Shakespeare nerd so it is to be expected.
is the clip with the dinosaurs on here- that bit is soooooo funny lol
@TakeruSTakomi
I agree! I think Adam was sort of showing that, even though they are comedic actors, he can still act.
@Rosamorrable ...Huh? What about Toby? I can't help but zoom in on any mention of him--it happens when he's the love of your life, lol. ;-)
But on a RSC Hamlet-related note, this is definitely the best version ever. (The Arnold Schwarzenegger one is pretty close though) I never saw a more terrifying ghost than the sock puppet. ;)
@femmederochester Oh i see you're his beloved madame Rochester;) I must say he's fantastically splendid in Jane Eyre. Im dying to see the RSC Hamlet and Streetcar named desire by him. But i just might not because the last one was performed long ago... and Hamlet is not easisy accessible here. Toby is an incredible actor!!!
@RaYlEtTeHaRdY It's a pun that Hamlet "came." It's a reference to the Monica Lewinsky dress.
ah!!!!!!! i played the part of hamlet in our version of "complete works (abridged)". it was so fun to play this role, though my performance cud never amount to his performance!
best way to learn/teach about shakespeare plays AND UNDERSTAND THEM...
"neither a borrower, nor a lender, be." *nod* that's my favorite line!
@IrisOsirI hahah omg RSC is HILARIOUS! I love them especially the Othello Rap. the captions are so weird lol.. they talk about stimulus plans and Clinton haha
true that. i saw this hamlet thing once before i performed in hamlet, but i got the jokes SO much better afterwards.
I just watched this in my college class today, the whole class laughed out loud, someone fell over, and everything was going wrong🤣
@@johnrainsman6650 we were having fun
I absolutely love them!!!
Dude, I just realized that the quote in Coraline about man is from Hamlet. XD I am so slow. XD
But on a more related note, this is epic! 8D
i love these guys!
I LOVE ADAM
It upsets me it's not always Reed Austin and Adam, they work so well together :)
I love this, anyone know when RSC are back in England?
This great stuff, has me dying😭😭😭💀💀💀
"..A couch for incest"
"Incest!"
"A couch!"
xDD I love that
9:00
Perfection. Adam at his best.
The guy in the green is my favorite...We saw this in class today
Thanks very much! Had Hamlet today, a question on Hamlet's 'madness'. Not too shabby ^_^
I've watched this for years, and only now just got the "I'd keep that dress if I were you" joke haha, foolish girl that I am :)
@SARAheartsMCQUEEN Adam? Maybe so. Never thought about it. Austin reminds me of the guy who played Samwise Gamgee in the live-action "Lord of the Rings" movies. (Which... wasn't he named "Sean Austin"? Coincidence?) But luls on the Romeo and Juliet scene where Adam calls Reed "Obi-Wan"! Laughed so much! XD
"He comes before me."
LMAO
"Let not the royal bed of Denmark become a couch for incest!"
"Incest!"
"A couch!" ... *smack*
their timing is absolutely perfect!
like at 2:25 and at 2:39
so funny!
To quote Crow T. Robot-"Nobody likes a tattletale, Ophelia!"
Watched this as review for English today, it was fantasic :D
Neither a borrower, nor a lender be!" ...hahaha too true!
yeah you just mist them, soz, they were doing a tour but it finished about a month ago there down here in Oz at the moment althought i recon they'll be back in england in the summer
Nevermore will I read "Hamlet" without envisioning these players. Which is fine by me! :D
BRILLIANT!!!
Have to memorize it for theatre class. Not so bad, but memorizing Shakespeare is definitly a challenge.
i love how Adam sounds like the Count Chocula.
@JFM94 That's on here, search for the introduction. I watched it just last night.
Hey i need this for a school project can i download it from you it would really help or tell me where u got it from thank you
how come it looks as though they messed up in the middle part?
I am Ophelia in our production. Slightly dreading that.
7:51 Adam can't seem to keep his hands out of Austin's hair! lol
I believe, there was an earlier version.
xD "Incest!" "A couch!" hahaha.
"Remember me. Whoo!" Adam funny!
I LOVE THIS!
I love this. This is my semester test, I am going to play Adam (the one dude that acts like Ophelia) I hope I can do it justice.
"Neither a borrower, nor a lender be." *nod*
i would love to know how much of this is improv'd and how much is rehearsed lol
these guys are awesome !! ^_^
which part has the sock puppets?
this is so sweet
"neither a borrower nor a lender be." reed points and goes to leave. funny!