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National Theatre Live: Hamlet

Robert Hastie

2026 • 2h 40m

Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy. Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by power and privilege, yo...

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

Hamlet | Official Trailer | National Theatre

Cast

Hiran Abeysekera

Hiran AbeysekeraHamlet

Alistair Petrie

Alistair PetrieClaudius

Geoffrey Streatfeild

Geoffrey StreatfeildPolonius

Ayesha Dharker

Ayesha DharkerGertrude

Francesca Mills

Francesca MillsOphelia

Ryan Ellsworth

Ryan EllsworthGhost/Player King/First Gravedigger

Tessa Wong

Tessa WongHoratio

Tom Glenister

Tom GlenisterLaertes

Phil Cheadle

Phil CheadleMarcellus / Captain

Kiren Kebaili-Dwyer

Kiren Kebaili-DwyerFortinbras

Joe BollandGuildenstern

Mary Higgins

Mary HigginsOsric / Voltemand

Liz Jadav

Liz JadavNurse / Priest

Hari MackinnonRosencrantz

Sophia PapadopoulosCornelius / English Ambassador / Second Gravedigger

Crew

William Shakespeare

William ShakespeareAuthor

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