National Theatre Live: Hamlet

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

Drama | Dec. 9, 2010

National Theatre Live’s 2010 broadcast of Hamlet returns to cinemas as part of the National Theatre's 50th anniversary celebrations. Following his celebrated performances at the National Theatre in Burnt by the Sun, The Revenger's Tragedy, Philistines and The Man of Mode, Rory Kinnear plays Hamlet in a dynamic new production of Shakespeare’s complex and profound play about the human condition, directed by Nicholas Hytner. He is joined by Clare Higgins (Gertrude), Patrick Malahide (Claudius), David Calder (Polonius), James Laurenson (Ghost/Player King) and Ruth Negga (Ophelia).

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

Drama | Dec. 9, 2010

National Theatre Live: Hamlet
National Theatre Live’s 2010 broadcast of Hamlet returns to cinemas as part of the National Theatre's 50th anniversary celebrations. Following his celebrated performances at the National Theatre in Burnt by the Sun, The Revenger's Tragedy, Philistines and The Man of Mode, Rory Kinnear plays Hamlet in a dynamic new production of Shakespeare’s complex and profound play about the human condition, directed by Nicholas Hytner. He is joined by Clare Higgins (Gertrude), Patrick Malahide (Claudius), David Calder (Polonius), James Laurenson (Ghost/Player King) and Ruth Negga (Ophelia).
Producers National Theatre Live
Original title National Theatre Live: Hamlet
Directors Nicholas Hytner
Writers William Shakespeare

Cast

Rory Kinnear

as Hamlet

Matthew Barker

as Francisco

David Calder

as Polonius

Marcus Cunningham

as Marcellus

Jake Fairbrother

as Fortinbras

Richie Hart

as Musician

Clare Higgins

as Gertrude

Ferdinand Kingsley

as Rosencrantz

Alex Lanipekun

as Laertes

James Laurenson

as Ghost / Player King

Patrick Malahide

as Claudius

Ruth Negga

as Ophelia

James Pearse

as Voltemand

Michael Peavoy

as Barnardo

Saskia Portway

as Player Queen

Victor Power

as Reynaldo

Prasanna Puwanarajah

as Guildenstern

Nick Sampson

as Osric

Michael Sheldon

as Lucianus / English Ambassador

Leo Staar

as Priest

Zara Tempest-Walters

as Messenger

Giles Terera

as Horatio

Ellie Turner

as Cornelia