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

Fiona Bell, Gavin Drea, Aoife Duffin, Nick Dunning, Peter Gaynor, Steve Hartland, Mark Huberman, Gerard Kelly, Conor Madden, Barry McKiernan, Ruth Negga (Hamlet), Owen Roe, Gerard Walsh

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Presented by: Dublin Theatre Festival
Director(s): Yael Farber, Muirne Bloomer (movement director), Andrea Ainsworth (voice director), Marc Atkinson (associate director)
Design: Susan Hilferty
Costume: Susan Hilferty
Lighting: Paul Keogan
Sound: Tom Lane
Other: Ben Power (textual advisor)