Poster for the movie RSC Live: Hamlet

RSC Live: Hamlet

2016 • 180 minutes
Drama

Hamlet has the world at his feet. Young, wealthy and living a hedonistic life studying abroad. Then word reaches him that his father is dead. Returning home he finds his world is utterly changed, his certainties smashed and his home a foreign land. Struggling to understand his place in a new world order he faces a stark choice. Submit, or rage against the injustice of his new reality. Simon Godwin directs Paapa Essiedu as Hamlet in Shakespeare's searing tragedy. As relevant today as when it was written, Hamlet confronts each of us with the mirror of our own mortality in an imperfect world. Hamlet played in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon until throughout summer 2016.

Picture of Paapa Essiedu

Paapa Essiedu

Hamlet

Picture of Tanya Moodie

Tanya Moodie

Gertrude

Picture of Clarence Smith

Clarence Smith

Claudius

Picture of Ewart James Walters

Ewart James Walters

Ghost / Gravedigger

Picture of Cyril Nri

Cyril Nri

Polonius

Picture of Marcus Griffiths

Marcus Griffiths

Laertes

Picture of Natalie Simpson

Natalie Simpson

Ophelia

Picture of Hiran Abeysekera

Hiran Abeysekera

Horatio

Picture of James Cooney

James Cooney

Rosencrantz

Picture of Bethan Cullinane

Bethan Cullinane

Guildenstern

Picture of Romayne Andrews

Romayne Andrews

Osric

Picture of Doreene Blackstock

Doreene Blackstock

Player Queen

Picture of Eke Chukwu

Eke Chukwu

Voltemand

Picture of Marième Diouf

Marième Diouf

Cornelia

Picture of Kevin Golding

Kevin Golding

Barnardo / Player King

Picture of Byron Mondahl

Byron Mondahl

Professor of Wittenberg / English Ambassador

Picture of Theo Ogundipe

Theo Ogundipe

Marcellus / Fortinbras

Picture of Temi Wilkey

Temi Wilkey

Francisca / Gravedigger's Assistant