Hamlet

Behind the Scenes

Luke Thallon in rehearsals for Hamlet. 

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Anton Lesser and Nancy Carroll in rehearsals for Hamlet. 

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Nia Towle in rehearsals for Hamlet. 

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Jared Harris and Elliot Levey in rehearsals for Hamlet. 

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Nancy Carroll and Jared Harris in rehearsals for Hamlet. 

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Kel Matsena in rehearsals for Hamlet. 

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Jack Myers in rehearsals for Hamlet. 

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James Sobol Kelly, Lewis Shepherd, Ed Mitchell and Miranda Colchester in rehearsals for Hamlet. 

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Joe Usher in rehearsals for Hamlet. 

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Jack Myers and Sophie McIntosh in rehearsals for Hamlet. 

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The company in rehearsals for Hamlet. 

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Chase Brown and Tadeo Martinez in rehearsals for Hamlet. 

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David Mara in rehearsals for Hamlet. 

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Ed Mitchell and Miranda Colchester in rehearsals for Hamlet. 

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Jessica Temple in rehearsals for Hamlet. 

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Jared Harris in rehearsals for Hamlet. 

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Shailan Gohil in rehearsals for Hamlet. 

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Chase Brown, Tadeo Martinez and Luke Thallon in rehearsals for Hamlet. 

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Evan McCabe in rehearsals for Hamlet. 

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  • Royal Shakespeare Theatre

    Stratford-upon-Avon

    Until 29 Mar 2025 Book Tickets

  • Running time:

    2 hrs 50 mins (including a 20 mins interval)

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Next performance:

7 March, 7:00PM

Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Stratford-upon-Avon

From the first day of rehearsals to press night

We caught up with director Rupert Goold alongside members of the cast including Luke Thallon, Jared Harris, Anton Lesser, Elliot Levey, Nancy Carroll, Lewis Shepherd and Nia Towle, to find out more about bringing this spectacular production to life on stage. 

This limited run in Stratford-upon-Avon must end 29 March. 

Hamlet | First day of Rehearsals © RSC Browse and license our images

Hamlet | The Cast Share Their Favourite Moments © RSC Browse and license our images

Hamlet | Secrets of the Staging © RSC Browse and license our images

Hamlet | The Making of The Rake © RSC Browse and license our images
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In This Section

About the play

Grief can play tricks on the mind but when Hamlet unravels a web of deceit it leads him to the ultimate crisis of conscience. Luke Thallon stars and Rupert Goold directs.

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Cast and creatives

The full cast for our 2025 production of Hamlet, starring Luke Thallon, Jared Harris and Nancy Carroll, directed by Rupert Goold

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Production photos

See the production images of Hamlet, with Luke Thallon, Jared Harris, Nancy Carroll, Anton Lesser, Elliot Levey, and Nia Towle.

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Reviews

Read the reviews for Rupert Goold's 'spectacular' five-star production of Hamlet.

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Trailer

Watch the trailer for this five-star new production of Hamlet, playing in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre until 29 March.

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The plot

Find out about the plot of Shakespeare's great tragedy.

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Related events

Find out more about our production of Hamlet and how it was created, with our series of events.

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Learning

Discover our student and teacher events and resources for studying Hamlet

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Assisted Performances

Find out about our assisted performances for Hamlet.

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Past productions

Insights into some of our key past productions, how they were staged and the directorial choices that were made

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