Hamlet (Doran, 2008)

Hamlet

Hamlet

Shakespeare’s immortal “To be, or not to be” takes on a whole new meaning (and medium) as classical stage and screen actors David Tennant and (recently-knighted) Sir Patrick Stewart reprise their roles for a modern-dress, film-for-television adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s (RSC) 2008 stage production of Hamlet.

Cast:

David Tennant    …     Hamlet
Patrick Stewart    …     Claudius / Ghost
Penny Downie    …     Gertrude
Oliver Ford Davies    …     Polonius
Mariah Gale    …     Ophelia
Edward Bennett    …     Laertes
Peter De Jersey    …     Horatio
Sam Alexander    …     Rosencrantz / Second Gravedigger
Tom Davey    …     Guildenstern
Mark Hadfield    …     Gravedigger
John Woodvine    …     Player King
Ryan Gage     …     Osric / Player Queen
Samuel Dutton    …     Dumbshow King
Jim Hooper    …     Dumbshow Queen / Priest
David Ajala    …     Reynaldo / Dumbshow Poisoner
Keith Osborn    …     Marcellus
Ewen Cummins    …     Barnardo
Robert Curtis    …     Francisco / Fortinbras
Roderick Smith    …     Voltemand
Andrea Harris    …     Cornelia
Ricky Champ    …     Lucianus
Riann Steele    …     Lady-in-waiting
Zoe Thorne    …     Lady-in-waiting

Additional resources can be found for this production here.

For more information about the stage performance, see RSC Archive.

For full credits of the television broadcast, see IMDB listing.