RSC Live: Hamlet
2016, English. Directed by Simon Godwin.
To be, or not to be, that is the question...
Hamlet has the world at his feet. Young, wealthy and living a hedonistic life studying abroad. Then word reaches him that his father is dead. Returning home he finds his world is utterly changed, his certainties smashed and his home a foreign land. Struggling to understand his place in a new world order he faces a stark choice. Submit, or rage against the injustice of his new reality. Simon Godwin directs Paapa Essiedu as Hamlet in Shakespeare's searing tragedy. As relevant today as when it was written, Hamlet confronts each of us with the mirror of our own mortality in an imperfect world. Hamlet played in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon until throughout summer 2016.
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- 3h 0m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Simon GodwinDirector
- Paapa EssieduHamlet
- Tanya MoodieGertrude
- Clarence SmithClaudius
- Ewart James WaltersGhost / Gravedigger
- Cyril NriPolonius
- Marcus GriffithsLaertes
- Natalie SimpsonOphelia
- Hiran AbeysekeraHoratio
- James CooneyRosencrantz
- Bethan CullinaneGuildenstern
- Romayne AndrewsOsric
- Doreene BlackstockPlayer Queen
Details
- Released
- 10 June 2016
- Country
- United Kingdom
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RSC Live: Hamlet runs 180 minutes (3h 0m).
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RSC Live: Hamlet isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can rent it or buy it online. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed RSC Live: Hamlet?
RSC Live: Hamlet (2016) was directed by Simon Godwin and stars Paapa Essiedu, Tanya Moodie, Clarence Smith.