Practitioners
Lars Romann Engel
Practitioner
Lars Romann Engel is the artistic director of “HamletScenen,” resident theatre at Kronborg Castle in Elsinore, Denmark, and host of the annual “Shakespeare Festival at Hamlet’s Castle,” which brings together performers from around the world. He studied at the Danish National School of Performing Arts and has directed an extensive number of Shakespearean and other productions. His work dialogues determinedly with philosophical and political discourses, often in close connection and collaboration with academic researchers.
Lars Romann Engel, artistic director of “HamletScenen,” in conversation with
Dr. Anne Sophie Refskou, lecturer at University of Surrey, describes his process
of working on Shakespeare’s Hamlet. He analyzes the process of working with the
text and understanding the context of the play and its significance today. The
interview took place in Elsinore, Denmark, in August 2017.
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Lars Romann Engel, artistic director of “HamletScenen,” in conversation with
Dr. Anne Sophie Refskou, lecturer at University of Surrey, describes his process
of working on Shakespeare’s Hamlet. He analyzes the process of working with the
text and understanding the context of the play and its significance today. The
interview took place in Elsinore, Denmark, in August 2017.