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 3hrs 15mins including a 20 mins interval.

Cast/Performers

Simon Russell Beale, Cathryn Bradshaw (Ophelia), Denis Quilley (Polonius), Paul Bazely, Simon Day, Sara Kestelman (Gertrude), Peter McEnery (Claudius), Ken Oxtoby, Chloe Angharad, Martin Chamberlain, Edward Gower, Guy Lankester, Sylvester Morand, Janet Spencer-Turner, Christopher Staines, Michael Wildman

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Producer: Royal National Theatre
Director(s): John Caird, Terry King (fight)
Design: Tim Hatley
Lighting: Paul Pyant
Music: John Cameron
Sound: Christopher Shutt