Shakespeare’s revenge tragedy is reborn as a cerebral thriller set in the 21st century, with Sir Ian McKellen playing the tormented prince.
Hamlet
Theater
‘Must I remember?’
Hamlet’s father is dead. His mother has remarried. He is alone with his thoughts. Then, he speaks.
Haunted by grief, and with his world spinning violently out of control, Hamlet has to make some decisions: forget or remember; live or die.
Rising star Billy Howle (The Serpent, MotherFatherSon, On Chesil Beach) plays the title role, supported by a star-studded cast including Mirren Mack (The Nest; Sex Education; The Witcher: Blood Origin) as Ophelia and award-winning stage and screen actress Niamh Cusack as Hamlet’s mother, Gertrude.
(Director), Billy Howle (Hamlet), Mirren Mack (Ophelia), Niamh Cusack (Gertrude), Finbar Lynch (Claudius), Taheen Modak (Laertes / Rosencrantz), Firdous Bamji (Ghost / Player King / Gravedigger), Jason Barnett (Polonius / Osric), Isabel Adomakoh Young (Horatio), Catrin Stewart (Guildenstern / Reynaldo / Player Queen)