National Theatre Live: Hamlet

As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father's death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.

Benedict Cumberbatch

Hamlet

Ciarán Hinds

Claudius

Morag Siller

Voltemand

Leo Bill

Horatio

Jim Norton

Polonius

Anastasia Hille

Gertrude

Sian Brooke

Ophelia

Rudi Dharmalingam

Guildenstern

Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

Laertes

Sergo Vares

Fortinbras

Matthew Steer

Rosencrantz

Barry Aird

Danish Soldier/Norwegian Soldier

Diveen Henry

Player Queen/Messenger

Eddie Arnold

Captain/Servant

Ruairi Conaghan

Player King

Colin Haigh

Priest/Messenger

Paul Ham

Fencing Official

Karl Johnson

Ghost / Gravedigger