Hamlet (2018 film)

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Hamlet
Based on Hamlet
By William Shakespeare
Directed byRhodri Huw
Robert Icke
Ilinca Radulian
Starring Andrew Scott
Juliet Stevenson
Jessica Brown Findlay
Luke Thompson
Angus Wright
Production
ProducersDanuel Schumann
John Wyver
EditorDylan Goch
Running time191 minutes
Production companies The Almeida Theatre
The Ambassador Theatre Group
Sonia Friedman Productions
Original release
Network BBC Two
Release31 March 2018 (2018-03-31)

Hamlet is a 2018 television film based on the play of the same name. Directed by Robert Icke, it is a filmed version of Icke's production of Hamlet, which premiered in London in 2017. The film stars Andrew Scott in the title role alongside Juliet Stevenson, Jessica Brown Findlay, Luke Thompson, and Angus Wright.

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Premise

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, returns home to find his father murdered and his mother remarrying the murderer, his uncle. Meanwhile, war is brewing.

Cast

Production

Robert Icke's modern dress version of Hamlet premiered at the Almeida Theatre in 2017, later transferring to the Harold Pinter Theatre. [1] In August 2017, BBC Two announced that they would broadcast a taped version of the production. [2]

Filming took place at the Harold Pinter Theatre. BBC Two broadcast the production on 31 March 2018. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Clapp, Susannah (5 March 2017). "Hamlet review – Andrew Scott is a truly sweet prince". The Guardian . Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Clement, Olivia (15 August 2017). "BBC to Broadcast Hamlet, Starring Andrew Scott". Playbill . Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Allen, Ben (1 April 2018). "Viewers were blown away by Andrew Scott's "captivating, truthful and heartbreaking" Hamlet performance". Radio Times . Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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