Storyline
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 & Crew
Benedict Cumberbatch
Hamlet
Lead
Ciarán Hinds
Claudius
Anastasia Hille
Gertrude
Sian Brooke
Ophelia
Jim Norton
Polonius
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Laertes
Leo Bill
Horatio
Matthew Steer
Rosencrantz
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robin Lough's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. National Theatre Live: Hamlet is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
