Details

Written between 1599 and 1601. The play, set in Denmark, recounts how Prince Hamlet exacts revenge on his uncle Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father, the King, and then taken the throne and married Gertrude, Hamlet's mother. The play vividly charts the course of real and feigned madness - from overwhelming grief to seething rage - and explores themes of treachery, revenge, incest, and moral corruption.

Cast/Performers

Michael Sheen (Hamlet), James Clyde (Claudius), Sally Dexter (Gertrude), Michael Gould (Polonius), Vinette Robinson (Ophelia), Hayley Carmichael (Horatio), Benedict Wong (Laertes), Adeel Akhtar (Guildenstern / Francisco), Callum Dixon (Marcellus), Pip Donaghy (Barnardo), Eileen Walsh (Rosencrantz), James Clyde, Sally Dexter, Michael Gould

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Producer: Young Vic
Director: Ian Rickson
Design: Jeremy Herbert
Costume: Nicky Gillibrand
Lighting: Adam Silverman
Sound: Gareth Fry
Music: Stephen Warbeck
Choreographer: Maxine Doyle