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HamletWritten 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.
Author Shakespeare

Production details

Running time approx. 3 hours 55 minutes including two intervals.

Special Performances

  • 5 Jan 02 Open Captioned (STAGETEXT)
  • 19 Jan 02 Audio Described
  • 15 Feb 02 Sign Interpreted
  • 19 Mar 02 Audio Described

News etc

USER: UK Theatre Web (21Dec01)
Sam West is brilliant, a very believable vibrant and young Hamlet. The only down side of the production is, in my mind, the miscasting of the Irish Ophelia whoes acent is totally out of place.

Company

Company Royal Shakespeare Company
Director Steven Pimlott
Design Alison Chitty
Lighting Peter Mumford
Director Jonathan Butterell (associate director)
Music Jason Carr
Director Malcolm Ranson (fight)
Sound Matt Mackenzie
Performer Samuel West (Hamlet)
Performer Wayne Cater (Rosencrantz)
Performer Alan David (Polonius/First Gravedigger)
Performer John Dougall (Horatio)
Performer Christopher Good (Ghost/Osric)
Performer Sean Hannaway (Guildenstern)
Performer Finn Caldwell
layer King)
Performer Larry Lamb (Claudius)
Performer Ben Meyjes (Laertes)
Performer Kerry Condon (Ophelia)
Performer Marty Cruickshank (Gertrude)
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