A ghostly visitor with a shocking secret, a daughter devastated by loss, a deadly duel – and the most famous question in all of drama. Just some of the reasons why Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy will hold you spellbound.
Acting
Jonathan Goad's Hamlet crackles with mercurial wit and rage.
Direction
Dual directors balance intimate chamber drama with epic scope.
Production
Minimalist palace sets let language hit like a dagger.
Director
Shelagh O'Brien
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This 2016 Stratford Festival production was filmed over two performances with nine cameras to capture theatrical spontaneity.
Seana McKenna's Gertrude was praised for finding sensual complexity in a role often played as merely complicit.
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