National Theatre Live: Hamlet (2026)
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Are you watching closely? Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by power and privilege, young Prince Hamlet dares to ask the ultimate question—you know the one. Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare's famous tragedy. National Theatre Deputy Artistic Director, Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky's Edge, Operation Mincemeat) directs this sharp, stylish and darkly funny reimagining.
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Cast
Hiran Abeysekera
as Hamlet
Hiran Abeysekera is a Sri Lankan actor. He won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in the stage adaptation of Life of Pi. On television, he is known for his roles in Russell...
Alistair Petrie
as Claudius
Alistair Petrie (born September 30, 1970) is an English actor. He has starred in The Bank Job (2010), Cloud Atlas (2012), Rush (2013) and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016). Petrie has also starred i...
Geoffrey Streatfeild
as Polonius
Geoffrey Streatfeild was born in 1975 in England, UK. He is an actor, known for Match Point (2005), Rush (2013) and MI-5 (2015). He was previously married to Nikki Amuka-Bird..
Ayesha Dharker
as Gertrude
Ayesha Dharker (born March 16, 1978 in Mumbai, India) is an Indian actress. She is known for her performance in the Tamil Indian film, The Terrorist (1999), for which she was awarded Best Artistic Con...
Francesca Mills
as Ophelia
Ryan Ellsworth
as Ghost/Player King/First Gravedigger
Ryan Ellsworth is a Canadian-born British actor. After training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he worked onstage with the National Theatre, Shakespeare's Globe, Regent's Park Open Ai...
Director
Robert Hastie
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