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. In this new version of Hamlet, popular Japanese actor Tatsuya Fujiwara takes the title role. Fujiwara made his stage debut at the Barbican under the direction of Ninagawa in 1997 and six years later became the youngest Hamlet in Japanese theatrical history, aged just 21. The pair now reunite as part of the director's 80th birthday celebrations.

Cast/Performers

Tatsuya Fujiwara, Hikari Mitsushima

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Company: Ninagawa Company
Director: Yukio Ninagawa
Translation: Shoichiro Kawai

Hamlet

Hamlet (Play) production archive for QTIX code T01734724327. Details of all Hamlet archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S3502

Archive Listings

21 May 15
to
24 May 15

Barbican Centre
West End, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

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