National Theatre Live: Hamlet

Name: National Theatre Live: Hamlet
Cast: Hiran Abeysekera, Alistair Petrie, Geoffrey Streatfeild, Ayesha Dharker, Francesca Mills

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Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Are you watching closely? Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by power and privilege, young Prince Hamlet dares to ask the ultimate question—you know the one. Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare's famous tragedy. National Theatre Deputy Artistic Director, Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky's Edge, Operation Mincemeat) directs this sharp, stylish and darkly funny reimagining.

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Cast & Crew

Directors: Christine Lalla, Robert Hastie

Hiran Abeysekera

as Hamlet

Alistair Petrie

as Claudius

Geoffrey Streatfeild

as Polonius

Ayesha Dharker

as Gertrude

Francesca Mills

as Ophelia

Ryan Ellsworth

as Ghost/Player King/First Gravedigger

Tessa Wong

as Horatio

Tom Glenister

as Laertes

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