Hamlet (Shakespeare's Globe, 2014)

Folger Theatre presented the Shakespeare Globe's performance of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, directed by Bill Buckhurst, from July 25-26, 2014.

Shakespeare's Globe Hamlet.

Synopsis

Encompassing political intrigue and sexual obsession, philosophical reflection and violent action, tragic depth and wild humor, Hamlet is Shakespeare’s ‘poem unlimited’, a colossus in the story of the English language and the fullest expression of his genius.

Production

Cast

  • Keith Bartlett: Claudius, Polonius
  • John Dougall: Claudius, Polonius
  • Ladi Emeruwa: Hamlet
  • Phoebe Fildes: Ophelia, Gertrude, Horatio, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern
  • Miranda Foster: Gertrude, Second Player Player Queen, Second Gravedigger
  • Naeem Hayat: Hamlet
  • Beruce Khan: Horatio, Captain, Laertes, Barnardo, Guildenstern, Lucianus, Rosencrantz, Marcellus, Fortinbras, Osric
  • Tom Lawrence: Horatio, Captain, Laertes, Barnardo, Guildenstern, Lucianus, Rosencrantz, Marcellus, Fortinbras, Osric
  • Jennifer Leong: Ophelia, Horatio, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern
  • Rawiri Paratene: Polonious, Claudius
  • Matthew Romain: Laertes, Horatio, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern
  • Amanda Wilkin: Ophelia, Gertrude, Horatio, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern

Creative team

  • William Shakespeare, Playwright
  • Bill Barclay, Composer
  • Giles Block, Globe Associate - Text
  • Bill Buckhurst, Director
  • Dominic Dromgoole, Director
  • Jonathan Fensom, Designer
  • Laura Forrest-Hay, Composer
  • Tatty Hannessy, Assistant Director
  • Glynn MacDonald, Globe Associate - Movement
  • Martin McKellan, Voice and Dialect
  • Alex Thorpe, Assistant Director

Production team

  • Amanda Kircher, Light Board Operator
  • Rachel Spears, Production Assistant

Folger Theatre

  • Janet Alexander Griffin, Artistic Producer
  • Beth Emelson, Associate Artistic Producer
  • David Polk, General Manager
  • Charles Flye, Production Manager
  • Rebekah Sheffer, Assistant Technical Director
  • Katherine Pitt, Programs Assistant
  • Teresa Wood, Casting Assistant