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

David Tennant (Hamlet), Edward Bennett (Hamlet some dates in Dec 08), Patrick Stewart (Claudius), Penny Downie (Gertrude), Oliver Ford-Davies (Polonius), John Woodvine (Player King), Mariah Gale (Ophelia), David Ajala (Reynaldo), Sam Alexander (Rosencrantz / Second Gravedigger), Edward Bennett (Laertes), Ricky Champ (Lucianus), Ewen Cummins (Barnardo), Robert Curtis (Francisco), Tom Davey (Guildenstern), Peter De Jersey (Horatio), Samuel Dutton (Lord), Ryan Gage (Oscric), Mark Hadfield (Gravedigger), Jim Hooper (Priest), Keith Osborn (Marcellus), Roderick Smith (Lord and Captain), Andrea Harris (Lady), Riann Steele (Lady), Zoe Thorne (Lady and Player)

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Company: Royal Shakespeare Company
Director(s): Gregory Doran, Terry King (fight)
Design: Robert Jones
Lighting: Tim Mitchell
Music: Paul Englishby
Sound: Jeremy Dunn
Choreographer: Michael Ashcroft