Hamlet Tickets
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Benedict Cumberbatch takes on the title role in Shakespeare’s great tragedy
Overview
Benedict Cumberbatch takes on the title role in Shakespeare’s great tragedy. Directed by Lyndsey Turner (Posh, Chimerica) and produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, the Barbican presents an exclusive twelve-week run of this compelling new production in summer 2015.
As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father’s death but paralysed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.
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Lyndsey Turner
Director
William Shakespeare
Writer
Date & time
Show ended
Wed 5 Aug – Sat 31 Oct, 7.15pm*
Sat mats, 1.30pm**
*Tue 25 Aug, 7pm start
**Every Sat from 15 Aug
Sat mats, 1.30pm**
*Tue 25 Aug, 7pm start
**Every Sat from 15 Aug
Runtime: 3 hrs
Venue
Silk Street EC2Y 8DS London, UK
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