Hamlet

Tour synopsis, cast & creatives

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

Nancy Carroll (Gertrude, Anton Lesser (Ghost / First Player), Kel Matsena (Horatio), Jared Harris (Claudius), Elliot Levey (Polonius), Lewis Shepherd (Laertes), Luke Thallon (Hamlet), Nia Towle (Ophelia)

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Presented by: Royal Shakespeare Company
Director(s): Rupert Goold, Charlotte Sutton (CDG - casting), Hannes Langolf
Design(s): Es Devlin, Akhila Krishnan (video)
Costume: Evie Gurney
Lighting: Jack Knowles
Sound: Adam Cork
Music: Adam Cork