08 Feb 1991
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Two minor characters from the play "Hamlet" stumble around unaware of their scripted lives and unable to deviate from them.
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
A 2010 broadcast of Hamlet returns to cinemas as part of the NT's 50th anniversary celebrations. Following his celebrated performances at the National Theatre in Burnt by the Sun, The Revenger's Tragedy, Philistines and The Man of Mode, Rory Kinnear plays Hamlet in a dynamic new production of Shakespeare’s complex and profound play about the human condition, directed by Nicholas Hytner. He is joined by Clare Higgins (Gertrude), Patrick Malahide (Claudius), David Calder (Polonius), James Laurenson (Ghost/Player King) and Ruth Negga (Ophelia).
Top Billed Cast
Rory Kinnear Hamlet
Matthew Barker Francisco
David Calder Polonius
Marcus Cunningham Marcellus
Jake Fairbrother Fortinbras
Richie Hart Musician
Clare Higgins Gertrude
Ferdinand Kingsley Rosencrantz
Alex Lanipekun Laertes
James Laurenson Ghost / Player King
Patrick Malahide Claudius
Ruth Negga Ophelia
James Pearse Voltemand
Michael Peavoy Barnardo
Saskia Portway Player Queen
Victor Power Reynaldo
Prasanna Puwanarajah Guildenstern
Nick Sampson Osric
Michael Sheldon Lucianus / English Ambassador
Leo Staar Priest
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