National Theatre Live: Hamlet (2026)
'The play's the thing'
2026 · 2h 40m · Drama
Genres: Drama
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.
Director: Robert Hastie, Christine Lalla
Music by: Richard Taylor
Cast
Hiran Abeysekera as HamletAlistair Petrie as ClaudiusGeoffrey Streatfeild as PoloniusAyesha Dharker as GertrudeFrancesca Mills as OpheliaRyan Ellsworth as Ghost/Player King/First GravediggerTessa Wong as HoratioTom Glenister as LaertesPhil Cheadle as Marcellus / CaptainKiren Kebaili-Dwyer as FortinbrasJoe Bolland as GuildensternMary Higgins as Osric / VoltemandMore like this
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