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

Toby Stephens (Hamlet), Sian Thomas (Gertrude), Meg Fraser (Ophelia), Edward Clarke (Voltimand), Richard Cordery (Polonius), Ian Drysdale (Barnardo), Jonathan Forbes (Osric), Trystan Gravelle (Fortinbras), Greg Hicks (Ghost / Player King / Gravedigger), John Killoran (Guildenstern), John Mackay (Rosencrantz), Forbes Masson (Horatio), Neil Madden (Francisco), Sion Tudor Owen (Marcellus), Gideon Turner (Laertes), Clive Wood (Claudius), Anita Booth (Player Queen), Sian Thomas (Gertrude), Jessica Tomchak (Lady)

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Producer: Royal Shakespeare Company
Director(s): Michael Boyd, Terry King (fight)
Design: Tom Piper
Lighting: Vince Herbert
Sound: Andrea Cox
Choreographer: Liz Ranken
Other: Lyn Darnley (voice work)