I Hate Hamlet

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I Hate Hamlet is a comedic stage play by Paul Rudnick about a television actor reluctantly cast as Hamlet and haunted by the ghost of John Barrymore.

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instanceOf comedy play ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
author Paul Rudnick ⓘ
character Andrew Rally ⓘ
Deirdre McDavey ⓘ
Felicia Dantine ⓘ
Gary Peter Lefkowitz ⓘ
John Barrymore ⓘ
Lillian Troy ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
featuresFictionalVersionOf John Barrymore ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
hasGhostCharacter John Barrymore ⓘ
hasTheme artistic integrity versus commercial success ⓘ
conflict between television and theatre ⓘ
fear of Shakespearean roles ⓘ
mentorship from the past ⓘ
intendedAudience adult theatre audiences ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Andrew Rally ⓘ
John Barrymore ⓘ
medium live theatre ⓘ
notableElement comic treatment of Shakespearean performance anxiety ⓘ
onstage sword fight between Andrew Rally and John Barrymore ⓘ
parodies Hamlet ⓘ
plotSummary A television actor is reluctantly cast as Hamlet and is visited by the ghost of John Barrymore, who helps him confront his fears about performing classical theatre. ⓘ
protagonistProfession television actor ⓘ
protagonistRole Hamlet ⓘ
referencesWork Hamlet by William Shakespeare ⓘ
linked to: Hamlet
setting New York City ⓘ
apartment once occupied by John Barrymore ⓘ
structure two-act play ⓘ
subject Hamlet ⓘ
acting ⓘ
theatre ⓘ
tone comic ⓘ

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Paul Rudnick → notableWork → I Hate Hamlet ⓘ