Bernhardt/Hamlet

by Theresa Rebeck

Mark Twain wrote: "There are five kinds of actresses: bad actresses, fair actresses, good actresses, great actresses - and then there is Sarah Bernhardt." In 1899, the international stage celebrity set out to tackle her most ambitious role yet: Hamlet. Theresa Rebeck's new play rollicks with high comedy and human drama, set against the lavish Shakespearean production that could make or break Bernhardt's career.

Genres: Plays, Shakespeare

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About the author

Theresa Rebeck is a playwright. She also works as a television writer. Her input went into popular shows such as Dream On, Brooklyn Bridge, L.A. Law, American Dreamer, Maximum Bob, First Wave, and Third Watch.
She also wrote and produced Canterbury’s Law, Smith, Law and Order: Criminal Intent and NYPD Blue.
Ms. Rebeck has an MFA in Playwrighting and a PhD. in Victorian Melodrama, from Brandeis University. She is a board member of the Dramatists Guild and has taught at Brandeis and Columbia Universities.
She currently resides in Brooklyn with her husband Jess Lynn and two children, Cooper and Cleo.

Reviews

[Ember Sappington · Rating 3 out of 5]

A play about actors for actors. Yawn.

[arden · Rating 4 out of 5]

oh wow yes mhm wow.

[Joelle.P.S · Rating 2 out of 5]

The bits by Shakespeare and Rostand are good!

[Alex Yurcaba · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kind of underwhelming! Really recommend this review that does a better job of articulating the issues here than I would: https://www.vulture.com/2018/09/theat...

[Siouxsie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it! I would like to direct it or even be in it. Fascinating story.

[Keira Kohlmann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Witty and enjoyable read, but not groundbreaking as I was lead to believe it would be.

[Hannah Davis · Rating 1 out of 5]

Feels like it could have gone through at least one more round of edits. The final scene has too much sexual tension for any mother and son.

[Scam Likely · Rating 5 out of 5]

I will stage this one day

[grace fleming de torres · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sarah Bernhardt I love u already

[emmy · Rating 2 out of 5]

ok whatever

[Marc · Rating 5 out of 5]

Saw the show in 2018, loved it. Great to re-read it.

[Hazel P · Rating 5 out of 5]

I watched the performance first and can’t help reading the play myself. It’s funny and easy to understand and feminist. Uplifting but also a reading enjoyment. I love it.