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Shakespeare's most iconic work, HAMLET is the ultimate play about loyalty, love, betrayal, murder and madness. Every production is defined by its lead actor. In this stripped back, fresh and fast-paced staging by Sarah Frankcom for Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre, Maxine Peake (The Theory of Everything) creates a Hamlet that is both timeless and unique for today. Though the part has a long history of being performed by women, Peake is the first female actor to be cast in a major production since Frances de la Tour assumed the role forty years ago.
Original Release
03/23/2015
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Maxine Peake | Hamlet |
| John Shrapnel | Claudius / Ghost / Claudius/Ghost |
| Barbara Marten | Gertrude |
| Gillian Bevan | Polonia |
| Thomas Arnold | Horatio |
| Ashley Zhangazha | Laertes |
| Katie West | Ophelia |
| Claire Benedict | Marcella / Player King |
| Peter Singh | Guildenstern |
| Jodie McNee | Rosencrantz / 2nd Gravedigger |
Directors
Sarah Frankcom, Margaret Williams
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Maxine Peake | Hamlet |
| John Shrapnel | Claudius / Ghost / Claudius/Ghost |
| Barbara Marten | Gertrude |
| Gillian Bevan | Polonia |
| Thomas Arnold | Horatio |
| Ashley Zhangazha | Laertes |
| Katie West | Ophelia |
| Claire Benedict | Marcella / Player King |
| Peter Singh | Guildenstern |
| Jodie McNee | Rosencrantz / 2nd Gravedigger |
| Michelle Butterly | Margaret / 1st Gravedigger |
| Ben Stott | Bernardo / Osric / Player Queen |
| Tachia Newall | Francisco / Reynaldo / Priest |
| Dean Gregory | Lucianus |
| Jason Lamar Ricketts | Player |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Anne Beresford | Producer |
| Debbie Gray | Producer |
