Hamlet

Name: Hamlet
Cast: Maxine Peake, John Shrapnel, Barbara Marten, Gillian Bevan, Thomas Arnold

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From its sell-out run at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre comes a film version of this unique and critically acclaimed production of Hamlet with BAFTA-nominee Maxine Peake in the title role. This ground-breaking stage production, directed by Sarah Frankcom, was the Royal Exchange's fastest-selling show in a decade.

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Cast & Crew

Directors: Margaret Williams, Sarah FrankcomProducers: Anne Beresford, Debbie Gray

Maxine Peake

as Hamlet

John Shrapnel

as Claudius/Ghost

Barbara Marten

as Gertrude

Gillian Bevan

as Polonia

Thomas Arnold

as Horatio

Ashley Zhangazha

as Laertes

Katie West

as Ophelia

Claire Benedict

as Marcella / Player King

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