June 21 at 10am | June 22 at 1pm
National Theatre
By William Shakespeare
Duration: 4 hrs
Academy Award® nominee Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s Sherlock, The Imitation Game) takes on the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy. Now seen by over 900,000 people worldwide, the original 2015 broadcast returns to international cinemas to mark National Theatre Live’s 10th birthday.
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.
This accessible production boasting epic, lavish staging and costumes is directed by Lyndsey Turner (Posh, Chimerica).
Press Reviews:
‘Benedict Cumberbatch is a blazing five-star Hamlet’ Daily Telegraph
‘One of the most visually and atmospherically stunning productions I’ve ever seen, of anything, ever.’ Time Out
‘This is a Hamlet for a world on the edge: a warning from history, and a plea for new ideas from a new generation.’ Variety
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.
This accessible production boasting epic, lavish staging and costumes is directed by Lyndsey Turner (Posh, Chimerica).
Press Reviews:
‘Benedict Cumberbatch is a blazing five-star Hamlet’ Daily Telegraph
‘One of the most visually and atmospherically stunning productions I’ve ever seen, of anything, ever.’ Time Out
‘This is a Hamlet for a world on the edge: a warning from history, and a plea for new ideas from a new generation.’ Variety
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