As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father's death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.
Benedict Cumberbatch
Hamlet
Ciarán Hinds
Claudius
Anastasia Hille
Gertrude
Sian Brooke
Ophelia
Jim Norton
Polonius
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Laertes
Leo Bill
Horatio
Matthew Steer
Rosencrantz
Rudi Dharmalingam
Guildenstern
Sergo Vares
Fortinbras
Barry Aird
Danish Soldier / Norwegian Soldier
Eddie Arnold
Captain / Servant
Ruairi Conaghan
Player King
Colin Haigh
Priest / Messenger
Paul Ham
Fencing Official
Diveen Henry
Player Queen / Messenger
Karl Johnson
Ghost / Gravedigger
Amaka Okafor
Stage Manager / Official
Dan Parr
Barnardo
Jan Shepherd
Courtier
Morag Siller
Voltemand
Dwane Walcott
Marcellus
Robin Lough
Director
Emma Keith
Producer
Sonia Friedman
Jan 29, 2014
Oct 12, 2016
Nov 7, 2019
Nov 28, 2019
Feb 27, 2014
Dec 13, 2016
Dec 15, 2016
Apr 22, 2010
Jun 23, 2012
Dec 20, 1972
Dec 10, 1948
Jun 13, 2015
May 2, 2013
Dec 19, 1990
Sep 16, 2015
Jun 14, 2007
National Theatre
GB
Sonia Friedman Productions
United Kingdom
English