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Reviews
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The Stage
"Essiedu’s Hamlet is a fresh prince, confident, cocky, compelling, hopping from foot to foot, fizzing like an aerosol can."
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The Times
"It is an utterly engaging performance by Paapa Essiedu."
Cast & creative team
Characters
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HamletPaapa Essiedu
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GertrudeTanya Moodie
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ClaudiusClarence Smith
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PoloniusCyril Nri
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LaertesMarcus Griffiths
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OpheliaNatalie Simpson
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HoratioHiran Abeysekera
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RosencrantzJames Cooney
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GuildensternBethan Cullinane
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FortinbrasTheo Ogundipe
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MarcellusTheo Ogundipe
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BarnardoKevin N. Golding
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Player KingKevin N. Golding
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FranciscaTemi Wilkey
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Gravedigger's AssistantTemi Wilkey
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Player QueenDoreene Blackstock
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OsricRomayne Andrews
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SailorRomayne Andrews
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Professor of WittenbergByron Mondahl
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English AmbassadorByron Mondahl
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VoltemandEke Chukwu
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CorneliaMarième Diouf
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PlayerMarième Diouf
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PlayerTemi Wilkey
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Hamlet's Father, the GhostEwart James Walters
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GravediggerEwart James Walters
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LucianusTheo Ogundipe
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CaptainKevin N. Golding
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PriestKevin N. Golding
Team
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William ShakespeareWriter
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Simon GodwinStage Director
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Robin LoughScreen Director
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Sola AkingbolaComposer
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Paul WillsDesigner
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Paul AndersonLighting Designer
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Christopher ShuttSound Designer
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Mbulelo NdabeniMovement Director
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Kevin McCurdyFight Director
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Kate GodfreyCompany Voice and Text Work
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Anna GirvanAssistant Director
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Carl RootProduction Manager
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Laura HuntCostume Supervisor
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Edward SaltStage Manager
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Zoë DoneganProducer
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John WyverProducer, Live from Stratford-upon-Avon
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Bruce O'NeilMusic Director
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Hannah Miller CDGCasting Director
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Jon NichollsMusic Associate
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JondonCompany Manager
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George HimsDeputy Stage Manager
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Hetti CurtisAssistant Stage Manager