Tarrell Alvin McCraney 2010 production

Directed by Tarrell Alvin McCraney, this Hamlet was created as a 'Young People's Shakespeare', especially for young people and families, an ideal introduction to Shakespeare for all ages.

Production Photos

Hamlet (Dharmesh Patel) actively involves the audience in his soliloquies.

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Gertrude (far left, Kirsty Woodward) meets Guildenstern (left, Gruffudd Glyn) and Rosencrantz (Dyfan Dwyfor) as they arrive at Elsinore.

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Ophelia (Debbie Korley) tries to give back Hamlet's letters.

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Hamlet (Dharmesh Patel) and Horatio (Simone Saunders) look for the Ghost with the night-watch soldiers (Dyfan Dwyfor, left, and Gruffudd Glyn, kneeling).

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School-children watching Young People's Shakespeare Hamlet.

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Hamlet (Dharmesh Patel) actively involves the audience in his soliloquies.

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Hamlet (facing, Dharmesh Patel) and Polonius (Peter Peverley).

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Hamlet (centre, Dharmesh Patel) ropes in an audience member during this scene with Rosencrantz (left, Dyfan Dwyfor) and Guildenstern (right, Gruffudd Glyn)

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Hamlet (Dharmesh Patel) sits in with the audience.

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Patrick Romer as the Ghost of Old Hamlet.

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Gertrude (Kirsty Woodward) and Hamlet (Dharmesh Patel) grieve over the body of Old Hamlet (Patrick Romer).

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Hamlet (Dharmesh Patel), having just the Ghost at Elsinore.

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Gertrude (right, Kirsty Woodward) tries to console Ophelia (Debbie Korley).

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Gruffudd Glyn as Bernardo, a soldier.

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Launch Gallery

The production played on-stage in repertoire with our other shows, and toured to schools in Warwickshire, Newcastle and London. The play was edited so was just 1 hour 10 minutes long.

Cast 

Dyfan Dwyfor - Laertes/Marcellus/Rosencrantz 
Gruffudd Glyn - Bernardo/Guildenstern/Osric 
Debbie Korley - Ophelia/Pirate 
Dharmesh Patel - Hamlet 
Peter Peverley - Polonius/1st Sailor/Priest/Pirate 
Patrick Romer - Ghost/A Player/Gravedigger/Pirate 
David Rubin - Claudius 
Simone Saunders - Horatio 
Kirsty Woodward - Gertrude

Creative team 

Director - Tarell Alvin McCraney 
Designer - Jean Chan 
Associate Director - Michael Fentiman 
Associate Designer - Tom Piper

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