Hamlet

Hamlet

Royal Shakespeare Company

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Paapa Essiedu stars as Hamlet in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s critically-lauded production of Shakespeare’s tragedy.



Directed by Simon Godwin, Essiedu (I May Destroy You) takes on the role of Hamlet, transposed from the court of Denmark to a modern-day African republic.

Cast & Crew

Clarence Smith (Claudius), Cyril Nri (Polonius), Hiran Abeysekera (Horatio), (Director), Marcus Griffiths (Laertes), (Writer), Paapa Essiedu (Hamlet), Natalie Simpson (Ophelia), Tanya Moodie (Gertrude)