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

Jude Law (Hamlet), Penelope Wilton (Gertrude), Kevin R McNally (Claudius), Ron Cook (Polonius), Matt Ryan (Horatio), Alex Waldmann (Laertes), Peter Eyre (the Ghost of Hamlet's Fathe / Player King), Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Ophelia), John MacMillan (Rosencrantz), Gwilym Lee (Guildenstern)

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Producer: Donmar Warehouse
Director: Michael Grandage
Design: Christopher Oran
Lighting: Neil Austin
Sound: Adam Cork