From its sell-out run at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre comes a film version of this unique and critically acclaimed production of Hamlet with BAFTA-nominee Maxine Peake in the title role. This ground-breaking stage production, directed by Sarah Frankcom, was the Royal Exchange's fastest-selling show in a decade.
Cast
Maxine Peake
Hamlet
John Shrapnel
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
Crew
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