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