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

Cast/Performers

Samuel West (Hamlet), Wayne Cater (Rosencrantz), Alan David (Polonius / First Gravedigger), John Dougall (Horatio), Christopher Good (Ghost / Osric), Sean Hannaway (Guildenstern), Finn Caldwell (Player King), Larry Lamb (Claudius), Ben Meyjes (Laertes), Kerry Condon (Ophelia), Marty Cruickshank (Gertrude)

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Company: Royal Shakespeare Company
Director(s): Steven Pimlott, Jonathan Butterell (associate director), Malcolm Ranson (fight)
Design: Alison Chitty
Lighting: Peter Mumford
Music: Jason Carr
Sound: Matt Mackenzie

Hamlet

Hamlet (Play) production archive for QTIX code T01421350951. Details of all Hamlet archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S3502

Archive Listings

6 Dec 01 to 2 Apr 02	Barbican Centre West End, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive
10 Nov 01	Theatre Royal Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear Performance Details => Venue archive
31 Mar 01 to 13 Oct 01	Royal Shakespeare Theatre Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

User Review: 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.

User Reviews

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.

CORONAVIRUS: All UK venues closed on 16th March 2020, restrictions were lifted on 19th July 2021. Please note that iUKTDb archive listings between March 2020 and July 2021 may not be accurate as we did not receive details of all rescheduled and cancelled shows.