Globe Education Online

Directed by Dominic Dromgoole

Learning of the king his father’s death, Hamlet comes home to find his uncle married to his mother and installed on the Danish throne. At night, the ghost of the old king demands that Hamlet avenge his ‘foul and most unnatural murder’.

Encompassing political intrigue and sexual obsession, philosophical reflection and violent action, tragic depth and wild humour, Hamlet is Shakespeare’s ‘poem unlimited’, a colossus in the story of the English language and the fullest expression of Shakespeare’s genius.

Lasting only two-and-a-half hours at the Globe or when touring with an Elizabethan-style stage, a handful of players will perform a raw, thrillingly elemental production of this inexhaustible play.

If you can’t make it to the Globe, then pack your picnic rug and head for another stunning open-air setting. For full tour details visit www.shakespearesglobe.com.

 Creative Team

Director: Dominic Dromgoole
Designer: Jonathan Fensom
Composer: Laura Forrest-Hay

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Cast

Jade Anouka - Ophelia
Simon Armstrong - Claudius/Ghost
John Bett - Polonius 
Amanda Hadingue - Gertrude 
Tom Lawrence - Rosencrantz/Fortinbras/Osric
Joshua McGuire - Hamlet 
Ian Midlane - Horatio
Alex Warren - Laertes/Guildenstern 

Discover the Play

Follow the actors on tour - listen to podcasts and read diary entries from the 2011 cast as they take Hamlet on the road in Britain and Europe:

- Jade Anouka: Ophelia
- Amanda Hadingue: Gertrude
- Joshua McGuire: Hamlet