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

Paapa Essiedu (Hamlet), Tanya Moodie (Gertrude), Cyril Nri (Polonius), Bethan Cullinane (Guildenstern), Marcus Griffiths (Laertes), Theo Ogundipe (Fortinbras / Marcellus / Lucianus), Natalei Simpson (Ophelia), Clarence Smith (Claudius)

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Company: Royal Shakespeare Company
Director: Simon Godwin
Design: Paul Wills
Lighting: Paul Anderson
Sound: Christopher Shutt
Music: Sola Akingbola