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. 180,000 miles. 196 countries. Four final performances. The Globe's unprecedented world Hamlet tour returns home for a weekend of celebratory final performances, marking exactly 400 years since Shakespeare's death.

Cast/Performers

Keith Bartlett (Claudius / Polonius), John Dougall (Claudius / Polonius), Ladi Emeruwa (Hamlet), Phoebe Fildes (Ophelia / Gertrude / Horatio / Rosencrantz / Guildenstern), Miranda Foster (Gertrude / 2nd Gravedigger), Naeem Hayat (Hamlet), Beruce Khan (Horatio / Rosencrantz / Laertes / Guildenstern), Tom Lawrence (Horatio / Rosencrantz / Laertes / Guildenstern), Jennifer Leong (Ophelia / Horatio / Rosencrantz / Guildenstern), Rawiri Paratene (Polonius / Claudius), Matthew Romain (Horatio / Rosencrantz / Laertes / Gujildenstern), Amanda Wilkin (Ophelia / Gertrude / Horatio / Rosencrantz / Guildenstern)

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Presented by: Shakespeare's Globe
Director(s): Dominic Dromgoole, Bill Buckhurst
Design: Jonathan Fensom