To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
That was the very day that young Hamlet was born
Please log in to add to collections.
Great British Theatre

That was the very daythat young Hamlet was born, he that was mad and sent into England

That was the very day
that young Hamlet was born, he that was mad and sent into England

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:04.032
That was the very day that young Hamlet was born,
00:00:04.044 --> 00:00:06.006
he that was mad and sent into England.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
02:21:22
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
drama

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

Movie Summary

A series of blockbuster theatre productions filmed live by the National Theatre.
S01 • E03 ― Marry, why was he sent to England? ― Because he was mad. - Great British Theatre 00:05
― Marry, why was he sent to England? ― Because he was mad....
S01 • E03 He'll recover his wits there, or if he do not, 'tis no great matter. - Great British Theatre 00:05
He'll recover his wits there, or if he do not, 'ti...
S01 • E03 [LAUGHTER] - Great British Theatre 00:06
[LAUGHTER]
S01 • E03 ― How strangely? Upon what ground? ― Why, here in Denmark. - Great British Theatre 00:05
― How strangely? Upon what ground? ― Why, here in Denmark....
S01 • E01 It's astonishing, but most plays were written - Great British Theatre 00:07
It's astonishing, but most plays were written
S01 • E03 How long will a man lie in the earth ere he rot? - Great British Theatre 00:05
How long will a man lie in the earth ere he rot?
S01 • E01 Well, I used to think... and then I did Coronation Street. - Great British Theatre 00:06
Well, I used to think... and then I did Coronation Street.
S01 • E03 ― A tanner will last you nine year. ― Why he more than another? - Great British Theatre 00:04
― A tanner will last you nine year. ― Why he more than anoth...
S01 • E01 Ten episodes, and each episode was written - Great British Theatre 00:07
Ten episodes, and each episode was written
S01 • E03 Why, sir, his hide is so tanned with his trade - Great British Theatre 00:07
Why, sir, his hide is so tanned with his trade
S01 • E03 And your water is a sore decayer of your whoreson dead body. - Great British Theatre 00:05
And your water is a sore decayer of your whoreson dead body.
S01 • E01 And one of the plays that Shakespeare contributed a speech to - Great British Theatre 00:10
And one of the plays that Shakespeare contributed a speech t...
S01 • E03 ..here's a skull has lain in the earth - Great British Theatre 00:06
..here's a skull has lain in the earth
S01 • E03 ― Whose was it? ― A whoreson mad fellow's it was. - Great British Theatre 00:04
― Whose was it? ― A whoreson mad fellow's it was.
S01 • E01 Uniquely, of all his works, plays, poems, - Great British Theatre 00:09
Uniquely, of all his works, plays, poems,
S01 • E03 This same skull, sir, was Yorick's skull, - Great British Theatre 00:06
This same skull, sir, was Yorick's skull,
S01 • E01 And you can see it in London at the British Library. - Great British Theatre 00:04
And you can see it in London at the British Library.
S01 • E01 And Thomas More's a lucky play for me, - Great British Theatre 00:07
And Thomas More's a lucky play for me,
S01 • E01 I suppose with a Catholic martyr, - Great British Theatre 00:09
I suppose with a Catholic martyr,
S01 • E03 He hath borne me on his back a thousand times - Great British Theatre 00:06
He hath borne me on his back a thousand times