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

Michelle Dockery (Ophelia), John Simm (Hamlet), Dylan Brown (Rosencranrz), Barbara Flynn (Gertrude), Adam Foster (Guildernstern), Ben Lamb (Voltemand / Player / Fortinbras), James Loye (Laertes / Lucianus), Joseph Mydell (Player King / Francisco / Captain), John Nettles (Claudiius / Ghost), Hugh Ross (Polonius / Grave Digger), Harry Lister Smith (Cornelius), Roderick Smith (Marcellus / Player / Priest), Colin Tierney (Horatio)

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Producer: Sheffield Theatres
Director: Paul Miller
Design: Tom Scutt
Lighting: Oliver Fenwick
Sound(s): Ben Ringham, Max Ringham
Music(s): Ben Ringham, Max Ringham