Hamlet - Live at Shakespeare's Globe (2018)

Plot Summary

Learning of his father’s death, Prince Hamlet comes home to find his uncle married to his mother and installed on the Danish throne. At night, the ghost of the old king demands that Hamlet avenge his ‘foul and most unnatural murder.’ Encompassing political intrigue and sexual obsession, philosophical reflection and violent action, tragic depth and wild humour, Hamlet is a colossus in the story of the English language and the fullest expression of Shakespeare’s genius.

Full Cast & Characters

Michelle Terry

Hamlet

James Garnon

Claudius

Catrin Aaron

Horatio

Helen Schlesinger

Gertrude

Richard Katz

Polonius

Bettrys Jones

Laertes

Shubham Saraf

Ophelia

Pearce Quigley

Rosencrantz

Nadia Nadarajah

Guildenstern

Colin Hurley

Ghost

Tanika Yearwood

Marcellus

Jack Laskey

Fortinbras

Director & Crew

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