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Hamlet

Benedict Cumberbatch plays the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy. As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father’s death but paralysed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state. Broadcast live from the Barbican.

English
Name Type Role
Ciarán Hinds Actor Claudius
Eddie Arnold Actor Danish Captain / Servant
Karl Johnson Actor Ghost of Hamlet's Father / Gravedigger
Paul Ham Actor Official
Barry Aird Actor Soldier
Sian Brooke Actor Ophelia
Nigel Carrington Actor Servant / Cornelius
Jim Norton Actor Polonius
Sergo Vares Actor Fortinbras
Leo Bill Actor Horatio
Morag Siller Actor Voltemand
Rudi Dharmalingam Actor Guildenstern
Diveen Henry Actor Player Queen / Messenger
Anastasia Hille Actor Gertrude
Colin Haigh Actor Priest / Messenger
Matthew Steer Actor Rosencrantz
Benedict Cumberbatch Actor Hamlet - Prince of Denmark
Ruairi Conaghan Actor Player King
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith Actor Laertes
Jan Shepherd Actor Courtier
Amaka Okafor Actor Official