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"In this barnstorming production, Jude Law approaches the role of Hamlet with the focus and adrenaline level of an Olympic track competitor...This is one production in which I could understand every word, and you feel the heat of energy from the stage"
Ben Brantley, New York Times

The King of Denmark is dead.

Consumed with grief, Prince Hamlet determines to avenge his father’s apparent murder, with devastating consequences for his family and the kingdom.

Michael Grandage directs Jude Law as Hamlet in Shakespeare’s iconic revenge tragedy.

Prince Hamlet's father has recently died, and his mother has wasted no time before marrying her dead husband's brother, Claudius. When Hamlet sees his father's ghost, who reveals he was murdered by Claudius, he is moved to revenge, faking his own madness to try and discover the truth.

Law, who is best known for his film work including The Talented Mr Ripley, Road To Perdition and Cold Mountain, has an extensive theatrical background including appearances in productions of Dr Faustus and 'Tis Pity She's A Whore at the Young Vic.

Dates
Previews started :  12th September 2009
Opening night : 6th October 2009
Limited engagement to : 6th December 2009

Cast includes
Jude Law as Hamlet
Kevin R. McNally  as Claudius
Geraldine James as Gertrude
Ron Cook as Polonius
Ian Drysdale as Osrick
Peter Eyre as the Ghost of Hamlet's Father & The Player King
Jenny Funnell  as the Player Queen
Gwilym Lee  as Guildenstern
Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Ophelia
John MacMillan as Rosencrantz
Alan Turkington as Fortinbras / Francisco

Creators
Directed by Michael Grandage
Author William Shakespeare
Set & Costume design by Christopher Oram
Lighting by Neil Austin
Sound by Adam Cork

Run time: 3 hours and 10 minutes including one interval

Audience: Hamlet is suitable for audiences aged 12 and upwards. Children under 5 will not be admitted to the Broadhurst Theater.

Run time:  3 hours 10 minutes with one 15 minute intermission

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