Hamlet vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 9.5/10 for Hamlet). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 34m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hamlet
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Hamlet | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2012 |
| Length | 2h 34m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | US | – |
| Director | Kenny Leon | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Lorraine Toussaint, Brandon Gill, Daniel Pearce, Ato Blankson-Wood, John Douglas Thompson | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Hamlet
From The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park, experience this Shakespearean classic directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon featuring Tony Award nominee Ato Blankson-Wood (“Slave Play”) in the title role and Solea Pfeiffer as Ophelia (“Hadestown”).
National Theatre Live: Antigone
In the unstable aftermath of a civil war, Creon, the new King of Thebes, asserts his authority by forbidding anyone from honouring the death of the traitor Polyneices. But Antigone, Polyneices' sister, will not obey. When Creon's authority is challenged, a gripping conflict emerges between the power of an individual and the state. Polly Findlay's electric 2012 production brings Sophocles' tragedy into the modern world as a gripping political…
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