Shakespeare’s most enduring tragedy is reimagined in a bold, modern adaptation set within London’s elite South Asian community. When Hamlet (Riz Ahmed) returns for his father’s funeral, he is stunned to discover his uncle Claudius is marrying his newly widowed mother. Visited by his father’s ghost, Hamlet learns his brutal murder was at the hands of Claudius - and spirals into a quest for vengeance that exposes the rot at the heart of the family’s empire and threatens his own sanity.
Acting
Ahmed's manic stillness redefines the role
Direction
Karia makes boardrooms feel as claustrophobic as castles
Production
Wealthy South Asian London rendered with gorgeous specificity
Director
Aneil Karia
Riz Ahmed
Hamlet
Morfydd Clark
Ophelia
Timothy Spall
Polonius
Art Malik
Claudius
Jasmine Jobson
Fortinbras
Sheeba Chaddha
Gertrude
Joe Alwyn
Laertes
Julia Westcott-Hutton
VIP Guest
Nina Kumar
Wedding Guest
Hiten Patel
Wedding Guest
Eben Figueiredo
Marcellus
Avijit Dutt
Old Hamlet
Raj Awasti
Wedding Guest
Krish Misra
Osric
Taru Devani
Aunt
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