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. Supported by The Hamada Edinburgh Festival Foundation. Performed in English.

Cast/Performers

Nicholas Aaron (Guildenstern), George Anton (Hamlet), George Costigan (Claudius), Karl Daymond (Singer / Pianist / Grave digger), Matthew Douglas (Rosencrantz), Diane Fletcher (Gertrude), Rupert Frazer (Polonius), Christopher Hunter (Horatio), Rachel Pickup (Ophelia), Lex Shrapnel (Laertes)

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Producer(s): Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Edinburgh International Festival
Director(s): Calixto Bieito, Carlos Wagner (assistant), Nicholas Hall (fight)
Other: Xavier Zuber (dramaturg)
Lighting: Rick Fisher
Design(s): Ariane Isabell Unfried, Rifail Ajdarpasic