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

Maxine Peake (Hamlet), Claire Benedict (Player King), Gillian Bevan (Polonia), Jodie McNee (Rosencrantz), Barbara Marten (Gertrude), John Shrapnel (Claudius / Ghost), Katie West (Ophelia), Ashley Zhangazha (Laertes), Thomas Arnold, Michelle Butterly, Dean Gregory, Tachia Newall, Peter Singh, Ben Stott

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Presented by: Royal Exchange
Director(s): Sarah Frankcom, Imogen Knight (movement), Imogen Knight (movement), Kevin McCurdy (fights)
Design: Amanda Stoodley
Music: Alex Baranowski
Lighting: Lee Curan