As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father's death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.
Cast
Benedict Cumberbatch
Hamlet
Ciarán Hinds
Claudius
Anastasia Hille
Gertrude
Sian Brooke
Ophelia
Jim Norton
Polonius
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Laertes
Leo Bill
Horatio
Matthew Steer
Rosencrantz
Rudi Dharmalingam
Guildenstern
Sergo Vares
Fortinbras
Barry Aird
Danish Soldier / Norwegian Soldier
Eddie Arnold
Captain / Servant
Ruairi Conaghan
Player King
Colin Haigh
Priest / Messenger
Paul Ham
Fencing Official
Diveen Henry
Player Queen / Messenger
Karl Johnson
Ghost / Gravedigger
Amaka Okafor
Stage Manager / Official
Dan Parr
Barnardo
Jan Shepherd
Courtier
Morag Siller
Voltemand
Dwane Walcott
Marcellus
Crew
Robin Lough
Director
Lyndsey Turner
Director
Piera Buckland
Production Coordinator
David Sabel
Executive Producer
Donna Munday
Executive Producer
Pam Skinner
Executive Producer
Emma Keith
Producer
Sonia Friedman
Producer
Sam Psyk
Associate Producer
Fiona Stewart
Associate Producer
Lucie Lovatt
Associate Producer
Derek Pennell
Camera Operator
Rob Sargent
Camera Operator
Tony Freeman
Camera Operator
Wayne Ratcliffe
Camera Operator
Paul Freeman
Camera Supervisor
Julia Horan
Casting
Katrina Lindsay
Costume Design
Giuseppe Cannas
Hair Designer, Makeup Designer, Wig Designer
Carole Hancock
Makeup & Hair
Poppy Taylor
Prosthetics
Christopher Shutt
Sound Designer
Conrad Fletcher
Sound Supervisor
Tracy Campbell
Sound Mixer
Paul Stannering
Sound Mixer
Tomás O'Connor
Sound Engineer
Adam Taylor
Sound
Bernie Davis
Lighting Director
Jane Cox
Lighting Design
Jon Hopkins
Music
Es Devlin
Set Designer
Judy Chesterman
Script Supervisor
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui
Choreographer
Bret Yount
Fight Choreographer
Flo Buckeridge
General Manager
Jasmine Sandalli
Production Manager
Julia Nelson
Production Manager
Tom Giles
Unit Manager
William Shakespeare
Theatre Play
