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Hamlet Cast & Creative

William Shakespeare’s iconic revenge tragedy finds Prince Hamlet consumed with grief and determined to avenge his father’s apparent murder, with devastating consequences for his family and the kingdom.

This show is closed.

Performances ended on Dec. 6, 2009.

Show Overview

About Hamlet

Hamlet, one of the indisputable masterpieces of literature, follows Hamlet, prince of Denmark, who is consumed with grief after his father’s death. He soon discovers the truth about his father’s murder and then plots to exact revenge on his uncle, who is responsible for the deed and also marries Hamlet’s mother, the queen, taking the throne in the process. Shakespeare’s powerful tragedy holds a “mirror up to nature” and explores wide-ranging themes such as deceit, madness, revenge, death and moral corruption. In addition to the famous revenge plot, there is also the lingering threat of war from Denmark’s neighbor

Cast

Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Ophelia
Kevin McNally
Claudius
Harry Attwell
Guildenstern
Ron Cook
Polonius
John MacMillan
Rosencrantz
Matt Ryan
Horatio
Gwilym Lee
Laertes
Geraldine James
Gertrude
Ross Armstrong
Cornelius
Michael Hadley
Barnardo

Creative

Director
Michael Grandage
Set and Costume Designer
Christopher Oram
Lighting Designer
Neil Austin
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